Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-02-27


but has a bad memory for names. If he
meets man on the street he always bows
10 the face. and, unless IL Is some one he
Is intimately acquainted With, is utterly OBJ
livious to the name that tine owner carries.
Recently while walking ON chicago lnoE-
oughfare Mr.. Russell beheld countenancc
approaching which. with the Russell trick
of memory. the comedian recognized. but
could not place Trusting to adroit drilt
of conversation, Sol saluted the face and
the gentleman, boasting IL in his most cor
dial manner wondering when and where he
had seen the man and how much of Rus
sells incest smile due
Il am very glad to see you again, ven
tured Russell, cautiously.
Thank you sir" meekly replied the gen.
tieman. whose hand Sol still grasped fer
vently.
Still a the same old piace?'' daringly at
tempted Mr.. Russell with a detective as
surance stealing into his kindly eye.
oh. yes discouragingly brief was the
reply
Let me see. when did We last meet?''
queried Sol. beaming with cheer at this last
stroke of diplomacy.
Why, Mr. Russell, about three hours
ago, m the man who fitted your shirts.
Mr.. Russell appreciates a good story even
IL IL is on himself. and he takes delight in
telling the following:
One day he and the members of his conf
pany were standing on the railway pla'-
form at 4 cne-night town. A man with 4
yarn jacket ana suit OF ONerallS nad Deen
watching Mr. Russell closely. and finally he
stepped up and said: Amt you the fellow
that cut up capers at Parker's Hall last
night?''
Yes. sir my company gave a perform
aEce at Mr.. Parker's theater last evening"
Il thought 1t was you. i was there, and
/ had TO laugh sometimes. / wanted to tell
you about my boy. He amt no good to
work: just hangs around all the time:
wont stick at anything All he's good for
is to crack jokes and play clown. I've got
him a job now al the hub factory but all
he does Is to keep the men laughin' when
they ought to be at work. You ought 10
get him in your troupe. He's the darn'dest
fool ever saw
The Chatting Dish Club Is the peculiar
name of a society which was formed dur
ing the early part of the season of Lost
Strayed or Stolen" Its members are con-
fined to the leading female contingent Of
that musical comedy. 1t numbers only
five and is confined to the principal come
diennes of that organization.
AT d meeting held recently the club was
called TO order by President Fannie Bulk
eley. and after the reading of the minutes
OF the last regular meeting had been OBJ
served and approved the secretary was In
structed to read any and all communion
tons from absent members in France.
The first was a letter from the Don't
Think Club" asking that the rules for ap-
preaching the stage door after IL pm. be
clearly outlined. and copy be sent on TO
be posted up on their rooms in order to
save the members from any mental effort
The petition was granted. and the secre-
tary instructed TO draw out the rules in
green ink and forwarded at once. rs 1t
Right to Think by the president of the
Independent Order of 18th Street Dudes
was then read and approved. and the an
swer taken under consideration until the
next regular meeting
Sue Belle Meade then asked permission
to read poem by the chief of the John
MES: entitled He Kissed Her on the We
randa The permission was withheld I'M
Til the committee on anatomy could locate
the assault and report
Georgia Game then read a touchingly
pathetic poem from Scott Circle admirer,
and then Rose Beaudet proposed the fol-
lowing conundrUm: Why is Lost Strayed
or Stolen theatrical salad?'' Although
radical departure from their invariable
ing"
Emma Janvier then took the carpet. with
the proposition that the Chatting Dish Club
organize fair In aid of the Cuban cause
and that each and every member pledge
herself to do something special in the good
work Nettie Stetson seconded the motion,
ana proposed that, the Spanish govern
ment has defied all rules in civilized war
fare. the club would be fully Justified In
resorting to unheard-of atrocities to ac-
complish its end. ana she. for one. was In
ia vi VI SEEMING immediately TO Gen. View
Ter and staff basket of cooking school
biscuits and one of Fannie Bulkeley's
welsh rareoits- This proposition was re-
ceived with a dark blue silence so impress
SlNe that II could be used to drive carpet
lacks with. and the chair appointed a Sc
eret committee 10 take immediate action
whose names We're withheld for prudential
reasons
Dottie Dimple suggested that instead of
the club doing anything In aid of the for
e!gn missions. the society called THE Re-
form Of Stage Door Johnnies'' should be
formed at once. and a committee on the
preparation of some instructive literature
be appointed. and the secretary be in
structed to begin educational campaign
immediately. Carried and committee an
pointed one of the youngest members OF
the organization. who requested that her
name be left off the minutes of the meet
ing. asked the question, lis IL right for
chorus girl 10 keep a carriage and a French
maid on an income OF 81 per week while
there Is so much suffering in the Iand?''
The club declined 10 act on this ouestinn
me committee on art and armoreal BEAR
inSs submitted desire for a coat of arms
10 pe used on the society's stationery and
also great seal. II was a beautiful draw
ing OF sky-blue goose. rampant on n
bright yellow pair OF bellows the motto of
the club 10 be ''Ecce Womo."
Inc desire was approved and the motto
adopted. The query was then prOpounded
as 10 what would be the first question asked
by each individual of the club were she
called upon 10 do some deed OF daring and
desperation The universal answer was
is my hat on straight?'
Columbia Theater-One OF the greatest
attractions which Managers Metzerott Il
luckstt have 10 offer the patrons OF the
columbia during the present season is
scheduled for the week beginning next
MONDAY. II IL that musical comedy sue
cess. Lost. Strayed or Stolen" which en-
1oyed run OF 30 nights at the Fifth
Avenue Theater New York: three weeks
at the Chestnut Street Theater. Philsdel-
paia, ana one month at the Park Theater
BOSTON me story. the scene of which is
Iaid in Paris. portrays the adventures Of a
Iather anu three prospective godfathers
In their search for baby who has been
mislald. as II Were, by its nurse on its
Christening day. Tie careless girl takes IL
10 the park for a little fresh air and In
trusts I. 10 a friend OF hers for a few mo-
ments. who in turn hands IL over to her
soldier sweetheart who again transfers IL
TO ladies maid. and she to the park
Keeper In consequence, the searching
party visit In turn the barracks of the
I'D Regiment. the boudoir of an opera
boure prirna donna, and the gardens of
the Luxembourg. In each place they ere
ate the utmost confusion and meet with
manncld mishaps. some one godfather get
ting himself 50 deeply involved In trouble
In each act that he temporarily drops out
OF the chase. so TO speak for repairs
popularity Of the comedy Is that, with
the exception OF the father and godfathers
the incidents of its enactment are carried