Evening star., 1898-10-22

JEFF De Angels mad just hnShtd MS per-
fcrmance ut the theater and had started
for the Windsor Hotel arrayed in full even
ing dress. where he was to meet some
friends and attend with them jollification
of the Montreal Lacrosse Club. He walked
rapidly down the street. as it was, of
course. late at night. muffled to tha neck in
his ulster with opera hat pulled down
tightly over his forehead to ward off the
driving sleet. Twas very dark, and JEFF
did not realize that there was a disturb
anCe in progress in his path until he came
abruptly upon it. 1t appears that great
strapping bully had insulted a lady of evi-
don't respectability and shaking her
brutal!y when Jeff reached the trouble
Now Mr.. De Angels is something of
sc-apper. as any one of his club fellows
will teH you and it didn't take him more
than a second to send the brute reeiing
into the snow bank ana to send the woman
politely on her course in cab which ne
had quickly hailed for her. jeff again
jerked his hat over his eyes and bent his
head to the whirling storm. He had not
gone far before the bully. who giant
In stature. caught up with him and de-
mand=d a fight. Jeff politely protested,
saying that he was in great hurry. but
that l. he only had the time nothing would
please him better. BY this time several
cred about the swearing, abusive bully,
and the dude. the byStanders charaC-
teriZed thu quiet-vOiced comedian. Finally
the abusive coward got too Vituperative
for Jehs patience. accusing jeff twho, by
the way. is not d large man. not more than
half the size of the bully of being afraid to
fight it out. At this point with great
calmn-ss, after Mr.. Bully had torn off his
OvercCat and most of his other clothes,
franticaIIy squaring off, JEFF commenced
calmly to diveSt himself of such articles
as wee Unnecessary in midwnters night
street boxing contest. He carefully
moved his crush hat. removed his gloves
with easy grace. laying all in a most
derby way upon nearby stone wall. the
bully meanwhile dancing about. swearing
most abuSiVely at the quiet little man he
verbally belaboring as "a id dude
that could not lick a postage stamp" In
less time than 1t takes TO tell it the affair
was all over. and Mr.. De Angels was
again carefully and elegantly replacing
and readJusting his discarded apparel and
with Guickened step Fastening to his ap
pointment- The man who tells the story
met the comedian at the club that night.
He had been one of the quiet observers of
the fight, and not knowing the cause had
simply watched ttcreStedly the outcome
In these words he describes the fight: jeff
and the giant bully raised their fists to
position and came together Jeff deftIy
Wheeled about until he got the full light
OF a fickeriug lamp post on the bulIy's
face. and then. biff, bang, and il was all
over-for the bully. His head had struck
the pavement first and his body had gone
down with dull thud afterward. He lay
stock still until some friendly hackman
carried him into neighbOring drug store
and brought him back TO consciousness
Miss Della Fox is known as one of the
most selt-sacrihcing and generous ac-
tTvSSeS of the American stage Unlike
most stars. she never insists upon monop-
OllZlng the attention of the audience but
Is always ready and willing to accord every
exploit their abilities. In The Little
Host. after the initial performance in AL
bany. y Y, she was advised to instruct
TIE authors to write up her part more
prominently. but this she DEPRECATED tell
ING hrr manager that it was her desire to
CIV every one a chance, and she was GER
IAN ihat her own part as it was would
take care CT itself 1t was only after the
most serious protests from her that her
man ger succeeded in having her role some
"uat enlarged. As il was originally. she
was really in a position of subordination
TO other parts.
There is, in the judgment of the great
american theatrical capitalists, no better
property tf an individual on the stage can
thuS he commercially termed) in the Union
Today than Della Fox, the popular and chic
Comedienne who is to appear at the New
National next Monday night in The Little
Host" Consequently when II was knnwn
thdt she was going 10 produce her new
oPrFauc comedy. written by Edgar Smith
ana Louis de Lange, this season not less
Ihdh dozen OF these speculative gentle
men made OVeTtures to her offering 10 ad-
vance almost any sum for the privilege OF
receiving modiCum Of the profits To
each ana all Of these parties Miss Fox de-
SI@Ied ihat she was resolved this season
10 90 II alone She was tired she said of
tIIdhlHs money for other people and she
thought herself justified in securing what
pFoht there might be for herself This
probably, is the first time thar a ceIebra+aG
Comedieuue has become her own fnanriai
bdcker The Little Host cost prsat
usdl OF money to produce. and it is fully
a PIv'thu'us representation as auv
comic opera In which Miss Fox has ever
appeared, and in some respects much more
tNhrhSNe 10 run than was the tristan
A Wedding Day"
Since jefferson DE Angels is to apnear
mere as an Independent star for rho tirst
time next Monday eveuine, at m. - II. -
Ia an entirely new and original cornic one
--S '"4ly MGSketeer, very hastv re-
-" VI ms more recent stage work may
not prove uuwelcome. For the Dast ~
seasons jefferson De Angels co-starrc5
WIN Lillian Russell and Della Fox. under
sLt descriptive banner Of The Great Trt-
sIar Alliance, in Julian Edwards onera
The Wedding Day" all three of tbrn
h.ade barrels of money out Of this uninug
alliance. and there is no gaiusayiug t6Js
.SeauSt II Is wei known in the profession
tnat Ills organization made the biggest
money OF any company on the road dur
Ing the seasons that it held SWAY preCed-
ing these years Mr.. De Angels was the CO.
star OF Della Fox in The Little Trooner.'
and "Fleur-de-L!s-' Prior 10 these wears
Alr De Angels was the leading comedian
OF the New York Casino for many seasons
where ne scored notable artistic triurnn1s
IL most of the famous operas which pro
cted@d from this familiar temple Of comic
operas In the years preceding h5s Casino
career Mr. De Angels was connected with
the famous McCaull Opera Company, and
n&de hg hits in most OF the productions
winch McCaull gave TO the American
stag The Black Hussar'' Glover"
The Begun" "Falka." The Beggar Stu
dent. etc Previous to this Mr. De An
gels as star and manager Of his own COM
P&Hy toured the oriental and occidental
parts OF the world for period of almost
hve years. With all of this he is stiu a
" ung man, being now in his thirty-ninth
year.
\ wealth of beautiful music. a chorus of
pretty girls. gorGeyusly gowned a scenic
iEVeSutI ITe really superb, all this and much
more is promised in The jolly Muske-
tcer' 70 be in italy presented at the Iafay-
ttte Square next Monday evening by Jefer-