The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

OF the greatest vaudeville engaepments
ever made In this city the particularly
bright feature OF the bill being Adgie with
ner cage Of performing lions. The price,
y 10 said, that the Peoples theater is pay
ing her is 500 per week
In her new play. 1.-THE Swell Miss Fitx-
= EEL Nay Irwin sings a song by Charles
u. Tre5athan. author of ..The New Bully"
1t Is called THE Frog Song and the
words. as printed in the Evening Sun. are
~ follows:
Away down a-yonder in Yankety yank.
a puiffrog Jumped from bank to bank
IAuse there wasn't notflin else to Dc.
He stabbed bis toe an In ne fell.
An oe neikhbors all say dat he went to-
Cause he hadn't nothin' else to do.
CHORUS.
De's Iots OF folks Is like dis foolish frog OF
runnin' into trouble jus TO pass de time.
An oe devils allus loafin round heah jus
Dat nevah hasn't nothin' else to do.
When dey buried dat frog. the preacher
DE reason why dis young frog is dead.
Cause there wasn't nothin' else to do
an all you frogs JUS listen TO me.
10 oettah stay at home wild you family.
Dere's frogs know as II mighty fond
VI spendn' der time in der neighbor's
For they haven't nothin' else to do.
But this consolation the Good Book brinR6
frogs that dc dat won't wear any wings,
FOR they VIII have somethin' else to do.
Now all nv yo' people dat heah dis song,
10 knows why dis po' frog went wrong.
cause he hadn't nothin' else TO do.
n
TIL de Big horn blow on de Judgment day.
Den you viii hab somethin' else 10 do.
In q recent interview Mr.. Willard. the
popular English actor. had this to say:
Il don't wonder that good many En-
giish actors come over here and stay. We
are ~ . whole q sensitive and I'M
pre ssionsble class. and considera
influenced by climatic conditions. We
ind your bright skies and crisp winter
days great relief from the foggy damp
ness OF average winter weather in Lon
don, and think the actor. moreover has
better chance of making q living hero
than there. In London. you know. the
actor Is engaged only for the run OF the
piece. and In consequence he Ii soon out
OF an engagement. unless he is lucky
enough to be in the cast Of one Of the
most successful OF the plays. / note
revival Of the stock system here. ] think
this . good thing for the actor. because
through 1t he becomes less OF rover and
has more time to study and develop his
art. II seems to me, however, that the
presentation OF one play a week is suf-
hcient. There are several suburban the
aters in London which give a change OF
programme weekly. and their business Is
so large as TO seriously interfere with
that Of the centrally located houses
I heard q pretty story Of Miss Terry's
gratitude the other day, In which
young London ciuhman figured as the re-
cipient Of her bounty. The young man
was on his way from his club to his rooms
In kensiugton late one evening several
years ago. AS he passed through the
street where Miss Terry then lived he
noticed q woman standing on the steps OF
one OF the houses knocking vigorously at
the door He went on. thinking nothing
OF the matter. antil he had nearly reached
home. and as the distance was consider
able and the knocker was still going. ne
returned to see IL he could not be of as
sistance TO her.
He walked up and inquired II he could
be OF service In arousing the servants: or
II not, would the lady be so good as to
accent the use OF his rooms for the night.
and Offering his key and giving the num-
Der OF the house. together with his card
he said he would return to his club. The
woman was grateful, bat she decided TO
make one mere attempt 10 get into her
own house She timidiy suggested that
the scullery window might be open. and II
he would run the risk OF being regarded
as a housebreaker. should the servants be
aroused and would not be staggered at
the prospect OF climbing over pots and
pans. he might enter and open the outer
door from the inside.
The suggestion he Immediately acted
unon. and after climbing two walls and
barking his shins in several places. the
Young man get ir at the sculery window
and soon had the door open for her. He
went 10 his own rooms without Knowing
whom he had served. and did not give the
matter another moments thought until
one day, few weeks later. he received
seats for the first night OF famous
lyceum production. with Miss Ellen
Terry's compliments.
AS he had not the pleasure of Miss Ter