The herald., 1898-10-16

author appreciates seeing these literary
plums picked from his dramatic pudding
yet, doubtless, the public enjoys the perusa
OF such epigrammatic sentences as give
sparkle and life to an othew.se bald and
uninteresting cofloquy. Here are few
outings from :'rhe Liars" one Of the
latest New York successes. One merit IN
the publication Of such extracts Is that Il
enables the reader to trace, in many In
stances, the inspirationa source Of the fine
things that are said. Here are the ptums:
The one cruel fact about heroes is that
they are made of flesh and blood.
The thinner the ice the more delicious
the fun.
Love me! love me! love me!
You are very foolish!
Foolish to love you?
No, not foolish to lovo me. like you for
that But foolish to love me SO foolshly.
All women are married to men who are
utterly unworthy of them-bless 'em. All
women are undervalued by their husbands
bless 'em! All women are misunderstood
bless 'em again!
Marriages are made in heaven, and II
once we set to work to repair celestial mis-
takes and indiscretions we shah have our
hands full.
every Inconvenience and disadvantage of
marriage without any of its conveniences
AMI advantages 1t means endless discom-
fort, worry and alarm. 1t means constant
sncakipg and subterfuges Of the paltriest,
pettiest kind.
You've stuck yourself on a pedestal and
put a moral toga on. That's awkward. It
wants such a lot of living up to.
When a woman holds us by q single hair.
not all the kings horses and all the king 8
men can drag us back to that beggarly,
dusty old towpath of duty.
The more innocent the Irritation the larg-
er the latitude the lady allows herself
Love is the sauce of life-but don't dish
II up too often or too strong.
philanthropist may not elope. A tenor
may Doesn't 1t show the terrible irony
there Is In the heart of things, that the
best meaning phlanthropist In the world
may not elope with his neighbors wife?
Love the men. worship 'em, make the
most of em! Go down on your knees every
day and thank God for having sent them
into this dreary world for our good and
comfort. But don't break your heart over
'em! Don't ruin your career for 'em! Don t
lose nights rest for 'em! They're not
worth it--except one!--,
People are always SO horrid who do
things with a purpose.
The only objection to telling fbs is that
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not perhaps exactly as they were, but as
they ought to have been. In that way a lie
becomes sort of idealized and essential
truth.
The curious thing is that ever since the
days of the Garden of Eden women have
had knack of impaling honorable men on
dilemmas where the only alternative is to
be false to the truth or false to them.
When a man has married a charming
woman, If he doesn't continue to make love
to her some other man will.
think you are the most horrid man I
ever met
Because I've told you the truth.
1t Is perplexing to know precisely how to
handle a wife.
Perplexing? It's a decd silly riddle
without any answer.
The new triumvirate composed Of Freder-
lex warde, Louis James and Katherine
Kidder has been uniformly successful since
It started on tour. The New York press
has been particularly gracious in its treat
ment of the triple alliance. The Tribune Of
that city, which is known for its conserva-
i,,1t In dro Il, =
ters. has the following to say in its issue Of
September 27 about Frederick Warde. The
extract will, am sure, be read with graft
ncation by the tragedian's many admirers
here:
Mr.. Warde Is an actor of passionate sin
cerity, deeply devoted to his profession,
and his long career has been signalized by
the many achievements Of a most COM
mendable character, honorable to himself
and salutary in their influence upon the
tone of the stage and upon the public
taste.
The past week has seen an unusually
good quality of dramatic fare furnished at
the Orpheum and at the Burbank. Time
was, and that was not so long ago, when
the unruly portion of the Orpheum audi
ence would not have listened in patience to
such acts as the violin playing Of Miss
Franko and still less to the quiet but
sparkling lines of Mr.. Royle's new come
dietta, Miss Wallet of Wall Street." By
the bye, this little piece, staged for the
first time here, was much improved in the
acting as the week wore on. AS for the
little girl in trousers who did the Office
boy, she acquired an entirely new idea of
her part and made 1t quite attractive. I
think that Mr.. Royle will find that his new
piece will be established as a permanent
addition to his repertory.
Then there was Bessie Bonehill, who has
all the ease, the finish and the grace that,
combined with certain coquettishness
go to make her presentations fascina ting.
Bessie B. has the qualifications for an
actress of high comedy, in which the beau
tiful modulations of her bell-like voice.
with its clear and facile articulation, would
be especially effective. The fact that she
remains in vaudeville Is naturally owing
to the superior attractions 1t offers in
financial way.
o O o
Nance O'Neill, the new tragedienne, emo
tional actress or whatever It is she claims
to be, has furnished the San Francisco
journals with pabulum for the past few
weeks, and long articles have been written
about the young actress, her picture has