The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
PRESS AGENTS ROUND TABLE.


Paul Gilmore, whose ability as come
dian is said 10 be only second to his
capacity for stronger work, is well known
among professional people for the eX-
cellence of his stories. Mr.. Gilmore is
particularly happy in his assumption of
the New England dialect and consequent
" one may imagine how the following mar
Tatiye sounded when related by him:
According to the actor. he was sitting in
Broadway restaurant one afternoon when
his attention was called to a long, lean,
lank old fellow. located 1T the next table.
The man was evidently from a rural dis
trict and apparently hungry. for he had
hardly begun on his soup when Mr.. Gil
more entered and had quite finished the
salad before that interested spectator had
got to fish. 4 waiter came in and clear
ed the countryman's place, asked what he
would have for dessert. received an answer
10 the effect that anything would do and
speedily returned with plate of ice cream
and = charlotte russo. This latter dish
was plainly new TO the old gentleman, who
sat eyeing ii shamefacedly for several min
utes while his ice melted slowly. After
the careful inspection was over the farmer
knocked on his plate for a man, who i'm
medistely arrived. The clown looked at
him for several moments with the light of
suspicion coming into his eyes. 1t was
plain that he considered the charlotte
russo Joke. Finally he picked the cup
OF creamy stuff up in his hands and pre-
scented it to waiter
Il cum in hyar ter eat" he remarked,
scornfGlly. Eff ! want er shave I'll 20
next Goor'
and Mr. Gilmore says that the servant
never even smiled.
Julia Marlowe's press agent says that
Treasurer Rawlins. OF the Lafayette
Square Opera House. is not superstitious
on ordinary subjects. but that he has for
years mad q horror of the number ''l3''-a
horror that was never dissipated until lasI
Thursday. When the season opened at
Manager Painters place of amusement
and the decorators had finished their i'm
provemGnts Mr.. Rawlins came into the
lobby one afternoon and was driven into
frenzy by the discovery that the doors
had all been marked. and that the one
nearest the box-oflce bore an aluminium
design OF the fatal figure he dreaded SC
much. The genial ticket seller went Il
his manager at once and remarked thai
the thing was a ''hoodCO;" that the thea
ire would never dc any business while 1
remained over the entrance. and asked L
have ii taken down. Mr.. Painter smiie'
at his assistants idea, and the marking
remained. 4 number OF strong attraction
Were seen at the Lafayette, and did well
number. and one day early in the seaso
he got a step-laGder and removed tn
thing
This was on n Sunday. and on the even
tug following "A Female Drummer open
ed al the house. when the hour came 10
r5rvirg 10 the curtain there were yer
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