The times., 1898-03-06
PRESS AGENTS ROUND TABLE.

jolly. NHClUnUS M3N lrWin must nave
left q vacuum in the hearts Of many we'll
meaning but liSht-headed Baltmoreans,
judging from her press agents stories
and the verses he brings 10 back them
up. Miss IrwinS agent, however. is un-
usually good, and, therefore. ii is need
less to say that the aforesaid poems may
possibly be Of his own Manufacture. At
any rate. the story concerns a newspaper
man over in the Maryland city. who was
50 disheartened at the IDEA OF losing Miss
Irwin and the joyiality that always
abounds in her presence that he took TO
verse making. Without exception. these
lines We're turned in TO the managing
editor Cf the paper. and he. having no
particular use for them. handed them
over TO the agent. Mr.. Scott has pre-
served them to tell about. One beautiful
example OF the Baltimore muse reads:
AcIl. Himmel, listen TO this yell,
W dit you not stay longer?
50 helup me Gracious, Miss Fitzwcll,
Your pull vas getting stronger.
But perhaps the most soulful one in
the whole charming collection was writ
ten in authorization Of Miss Irwin's fare
well. IL is a rhapsody in one rap and
ii goes as follows:
I saW You every time You Played
Ny passion kept as owing;
didn't mean if YOU had STAYED,
Ever 10 stop a-go.ng.
And It Is likely that had these contin-
ued. Miss irwin would have followed his
example and have been going still.
It IS the cheerful press agent of the
Eelcey-Shannon company who volunteers
a good story on his stars and the popu-
larity Of the gentleman with the friyo-
lous matinee girl in Philadelphia. Ac-
/ cordiR2 To this agent, Herbert kelcey
! has always had substantial backing in
! the Quaker City. and. as in many other
places. his following among the ladies
/ is remarkably large. One afternoon, as
1 he was leaving the theater. the actor
found on the ground a little golden breast
/ Din i'm the shape of a heart. such as is
often worn. II was a pretty little Dau-
! BILE set with 2 miniature ruby. and al
together Mr.. Kelley thought il worth
I while TO advertise for the owner This
| he did though in rather q Ruileless way,
| the note, as published. reading: Found
| Near the theater, one small lady's heart.
! Owner can have same by proving prop
| erty and paying the cost Of this notice to
I Herbert Kelley.
Several days passed and Mr.. Kelcey
I heard nothing from his advertisement,
| though he scanned the papers regularly
{ until iusT before leaving the city his
eye met this answer: 'Personal-Herbert
1 Kelcey may keep the heart to carry with
/ the rest that have been lost here The
actor is stilI at a loss to know whether
the reply was a practical joke or deli
cate compliment, and. pending some def
nite information, he holds the pin
Flo Irwin is very nervous and eXcit-
able" said her representative a few days
| ago sand q certain quickness of conver-
I sation makes her sentences q nesting
place of more funny errors than ever
! Mrs Malaprop made. On one occasion
she had been contributing to an enter
taiumeut at State penitentiary, where
after singing to the convicts, she had
been served by them al dinner This
made a strong impression upon her, and
she waited anxiously the time when she
4 could tell Of il. At breakfast the next
| morning her chance came. she corner
ed another member OF the company anc
/ proceeded to explain the pleasures OF
the entertainment. We had a very nice
4 dinner she said. with about three well
cooked courses, all served by the men
And after it was all over the conyicts
came in and-welI, just think of being
4 paeeed by criminals serving coffee witt
| striped trousers on