The times., 1898-01-16
THREE LITTLE STORIES.

One day last summer klaw x Er-
1anger received the following letter. 1t
is unique in its way, and they regard
il as the greatest compliment yet
bestowed upon their famous show:
'.Klaw & Erlanger, Theater Managers,
New York:
Dear Sirs: saw that Jack and the
Beanstalk show of yours in Boston
last winter Ny wife and daughters
were with me. and they allowed that
they had never seen such beautiful
dresses and such pretty combinations
of colors. Being ladies, they knew all
about such things. They were mite
afraid to go to the show, but they
went to please me. and they enjoyed
every bit Of it, which would have been
impossible if there had been any coarse
OF vulgar jokes got off. l admired the
singers and the comic men, especially
the fellow who played the fairy queen,
and those girls you call the eight pret-
Jy maids on the program 1t was all
very fine. and ] hope you viii always
have such large audiences as You had
the night we saw it. We have only
been home from the North a couple Of
weeks and L have been wondering
what / could send TO you that would be
appreciated.
yesterday. while out driving, / saw
the largest beanstalk 1 have ever seen.
1t reminded me Of one that grows up
and is supposed 10 reach the giants
castle in the clouds in your play. so l
had il cut down, cleaned and packed,
and have sent it to you by freight. pre-
paid. 1t measured siXty-five feet high,
and there are over 200 pods on it. The
leaves are the largest and of the rich
est color / have ever seen on a stalk.
You viii find it fixed up with ribbons,
which was done by my wife and daugh-
tiers.
Wishing you all the success you de-
serve. / remain, dear sirs, yours re-
spectfully.
SAMUEL GROSVENoR."
Together. one sees little resemblance
between Frank Daniels, the comic op-
era comedian and Charles Frohman,
the theatrical manager. But appar-
entity when not together Frohman is
sometimes taken for Daniels. AT any
rate this happened last Saturday aft
ernoOn in BoylstOn street, Boston. The
two celebrities met by chance in front
of the new hotel building.
Hullo Frank" said Frohman. Say
i was standing in the hotel few mo-
ments ago in a kind of a brown study.
Some one slapped me on the shoulder
and cried: Hullo Frank The man
was to me a stranger. but l said Hull
To-. Says he:
How's business, Frank
' First rate / replied.
Good, said he. Glad to hear it.
Knew you would do well in Boston.
Haven't been over to see THE Idols
Eye" but am coming
- Do said /.
Sure. said he and added: Well,
good-by. You're looking well. Must
be five years since We last met Then
he left
Didn't he touch you for pass?"
Daniels asked.
No. F'rohman replied.
Charlie" queth Daniels, that man
was stringing you.
One of the comedians in Ward and
Nokes' company has a little story to
tell or himself He is Gus c. Wein-
berg. who has achieved considerable
fame as a song-writing comedian. He
plays Keen S. Harper, in The Cover
nors, this season, but this was case
in which he was neither keen nor
sharp. He was up at Ann Arbor, and
evidently, when he landed in that
learned town, was unaware that the
university gathers in its students from
most countries of the globe and treats
them ali Just alike when they get there.
The comedian strolled into room
where several of the students were
having game of billiards. among
them being a native of Hong Kong.
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