The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-15
TOM GoULD's PLAY.
Y n opsis of proved Down" in
Which the Dive Keeper viii Shine.

lsNir Thomas Gould had determined TO be-
come an actor, scores of dramatists, thes-
plans and theatrical managers have ap-
peared at the Ladies' and Gents Utopia
to offer their services to the new star.
| Mr. Gould has meantime conscientiOusly
| devoted himself TO the perusal of "A dozen
! or more plays that have been submitted
to him, and has finally decided to appear
| in a tenderloin society drama called
| 'Throwed Down." which was offered to
him Yesterday by one of the leading play
| wrights on Twenty eighth street.
The first scene of this play represents
| Sixth avenue between Iwcnty-third and
! Thirty-fourth streets. A handsomely
| dressed lady appears on the scene, and,
lifting a heavy veil, disclOses a face that
| is strangely beautiful. She glances has
| tily about her and says: And this is
| Sixth avenue! How different it is from
| Fifth avenue, where stands me fathers
! princely mansion. An if l could only see
that handsome gent who saved me life in
| the park the other day He disappeared
| without waiting to be thanked and al
| though / have made innumerable in
| quiries I can learn nothing Of him except
that he has great pull. knew that
| when he stopped me horse. This IS his
| place of business. Will wait here mo-
! ment in the hope of seeing him"
THE HERO APPEARS.
! The hero now energies from his dive,
| takes off his high hat, wipes his forehead
| aud SAYS: "HOw strangely silent the Ten
! derioin is tonight l know by the toll
| ing of the clocks that it is precisely eigh-
| teen minutes past twelve, and Yeti can
! hear nothing but the rumble of street
| cars, the sullen roar of the elevated road,
| the exulting shout of the night hawk as
! he falls upon his prey, the mournful tap
| ping of the pOlceman's club on the feet
| of him who would fain slumber on the
| sidewalk the merry singing of the band
| of college students vending their way
| down Thirty-frst street. and the sharp
clang of the bell on the swift-rolling am
| bulance Save for these few sounds all
! is silent as the grave and [ fear me that
f-'bAeS-Are trying to run this city like a
| Sunday school But stay hear a deep
| sigh as If some one were in pain. 1t comes
from that poor girl who is standing on
| the sidewalk gazing with a far-away look
| in her eyes through the plate glass win
dows of my popular establishment, the
! Duffer Dive Inn"
| HIGHLY EMOTIONAL PASSAGES.
Having said this, he approaches a young
| girl in neat and gaudy attire, who is
| standing directly in front Of the big win
| dow, and says to her: MY poor girl, you
seem to be in trouble. Have you no place
| to go to to-nighti"
To which the young girl makes answer
! Alas | have now no place III which to
| spend my evenings. l used to hustle
| tables in your dive-that was many moons
ago, before you had the consumption and
We're thought to be dying-but l incurred
the enmity of the bouncer and he drove
me forth, never to return. Do you not
remember me} l was called Susan Side
walk in those glad days,
| The Hero-Whatl You here, Susan,
were the blithest maiden that ever asked
a duffer to open another bottle. remem-
Der now the story of your fall.
| His brow darkens and his face assumes
a stern expression Susan Sidewalk
buries her head in her hands as if over
come with shame and exclaims: Yes,
l came in one night with a gentleman
friend and let him buy beer when he
should have opened wine But God
| knows I have repented long since"
you thrOwed me down, Susan" eX-
claimed Mr.. Gould, and then adds magma
nimously: But never mind l will for
give you Come back and hustle tables
again as you did in the days gone by"
THE PLOT BEGINS TO UNFOLD.
He leads her into the dive and the beau
tifully yelled stranger comes forward and
exclaims: He must and shall be mine
the newspapers are right. the dive
|
The second scene shows the interior OF
the Dufer Dive Inn on a Saturday night,
| Utopian ladies and gents to the number OF
three score are seated at little tables,
where they are harassed by corps of
walters of meXampled ferocity and Wig
lance 1t is learned from the converse.
ton of the UtOpians that a mysterious
| yelled lady has become a regular haOi
tue of the place and IS exhibiting extra
| ordinary skill in the refined TeuderlOin
art of working jays During this con
Versation Susan Sidewalk enters in com
b pany with well dressed young man
whose face indicates the last degree OF
verdancy and who is known among his
friends in Cam bridge as the very devil
of a fellow" aud in the Tenderloin pre-
cinct as "a dead easy mark" He has &C
quired, at some expense to his father, the
nickname of ''Wine Opening George, 81
but to Susan Sidewalk he is known sim
ply as Pepper" He calls for cham
payne and while the waiter is putting a
little fresh bicarbonate of soda in the bot
tie, MIR Gould himself appears upon the
scene and the blind professor hounds
away at the piano while the walters wait
- with renewed feTOcity.
The Yelled Stranger (soliloquizing)-
e. What a charming place this is and how
much happier l am in this delightful at
mOsphere of freedom than when sur
rounded by the tramTuels and restrictions
OF conventional society, An here comes
my hero with the wonderful pull.
often think how beautiful he would look
upon the stage and wonder why it is he
does not become an actor.
Mr. Gould seating himself at table,
| Well. shall we have u little drink!
The yeIled stranger assGuts and says
as the glasses are filled; How would
| you like To become an actor, Mr.. Gould
and play i'm a society drama tn
MIR. Gould-There might be something
in it,
THE HERDS TRIALS.
In the third act which also takes place
in the Duffer Dive Inn, Detective Rocks
enters in the midst OF theeyening's revels
and informs the proprietor that the ''Old
man. expects hear from him right away.
The latter declares that business has