The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
10 OTIS. Pomery sec.-ss7.5o.


He had thought that the wine would be
charged to the room where the game had
been played. but the Wedding Day Com
pany had left for New York the night be-
fore, and Primrose was too gallant to say
anything about the matter. and settled the
bill; He has now Sworn Off, playing poker
with ladies'
There can be no further doubt that Eddie
Foy has made a hat in New York in Hotel
Topsy Turvey" at the Herald Square, for
the press agents are writing stories about
Foy, and the New York papers are print
ing them. Here is the latest in the New
York Telegram:
Come down to Long Branch, where Max
Blieman and l have sour summer home"
call him Edwin in New York; There's a
great bicycle highway there where you will
find plenty of room to ride your wheel with
out being crowded as in New York"
"A good place to haul the little fellow in
his wagon behind my wheel?" asked F'oy.
five; whom he drags in little cart hitched
to the rear Of his bicycle saddle
oh aye YES said Evans ne nice and
And the dog, he could run behind the cart
on string too, couldn't he?'
"Oh, yes; nothing to harm him; nice old
fashioned country road vou know
And when Foy got on the road with his
wheel, his baby, his cart and the dog-when
bicycle highway--it was o'clock in the aft
ernoon, when all the nice people within
twenty miles are out Q11V1ng, Wnen the
Rumson road is like the east drive in Cen
trail Park or the upper part of Fifth ave-
nue., and Foy and his cart and baby and dog
and wheel got so tangled up in the jam
that he yelled for help. and escaped with
his life. The dog took care of himself, and
Foy and his son scrambled to the side lawn,
but the cart and the wheel--the comedians
pet wheel-and little Bryan's first wagon
are now part of the Rumson road itself.
Charley Evans has bought Foy new
wheel and Max Bleman donated a new red
wagon for the boy, who is named after
Foy's political idol, w. ]. Bryan.
Miss Maud Lambert, one of the pretty
girls of "Trelawney of the Wells" which
is to be put on shortly at the Lyceum, re-
lates an experience in the life Of a friend
recently married, which loses nothing of its
interest in the telling She says that both
her friend, Mrs. Blank, and Mr.. Blank him
SELF have confided to her the details Ac-
cording to Miss Lambert, Mr.. Blank was
not married long before he discovered that
his wife was blessed with the ordinary
amount Of womans curiosity
One day, while he was out, she embraced
the opportunity to pick the lock of his
trunk. He did not know what she expected
to find, but thought she must have. been
disappointed to discover that 1t, was full or
nothing but biscuits.
When he came homo in the evening she
said: George, what Is the meaning OF all
| those biscuits that saw In your trunk to-
| day?"
He replied: "well. we're married now. so
| may as well tell you the truth. When We
| were counting, whenever told you q lie
| (Which was sometimes necessary l made
mental note of It and W r9e nv nk oe
| biscuit per lie. If, during the day or dur
ing the evening. I told you half dozen
| lies, I threw in half dozen biscuits 80
| these biscuits simply represent the number
of lies 1 have told you during our court
ship
only had your forethought and put aside
little bit of cheese for every one that | told
you we should have had enough biscuits
| and cheese to last US for life"
Sam Bernard has decided to abandon his
starring tour in The Marquis of Michi-
| gan" and has been secured to play in "A
Dangerous Maid" at the Casing, New York ,la
| originally intended to be filed by THOMAS
| O. Seabrooke, who will tour with Yankee
| Doodle Dandy.
| Miss vella Mcleod, who is not only the
'.angel" and proprietor of "A Bachelors
Honeymoon, but also active manager of
the company, acting as her own treasurer
and general director, has had numerous
unique experiences in the theatrical bust
ness. She can do anything, from putting
out her own Autographs to bossing the
supers. Last season Miss Mcleod played
the part of Juno Joyce, the burlesque ac-
| tress in the farce, but has since turned that
| over to Miss Edith Athelstone and devotes
| all her time to the business end of the pro-
| duction, even to acting as her own press
| agent visiting the newspapers and talking
| the dyspeptic editors into printing notices
| which might otherwise slumber in the waste
| basket. Miss Mcleod made her first strike
| In the original production of De Koven q
| Smiths Rob Roy She was one Of the
| hackers of this opera for the New York
| production, and sold out her interest at
| profit of 500, 900 before the company. went on
| the road Since then she has had a COM
| pany of her own each season, and is now
| preparing to make big New York Christ
| mas production Of a new play by Glen Nc
| Donough.