The San Francisco call., 1899-12-15
FILIPINO THEATRICAL
STARS SUFFER ECLIPSE
A DREAM OF LUXURY DISSI-
PATED BY LACK OF FUNDS.
Troubles of Manager Stone in At
tempting to. Obtain Gratuitious
Accommodation.

Manager Colonel" Walter Everett
Stone and his constellation of Filipino
stars are having a literal run for their
money-or, rather, for their promises.
They have not yet been in the city good
half-week and have been run out of the
Palace Hotel and Russ House, and are
now running about the streets looking for
some other place 10 go rest their heads.
Stone, or, as he styles himself, Col
onel" drifted across the local armament
last Sunday evening for the first time.
when he wandered into the Palace Hotel
and casually informed the clerk that he
wanted accommodation for himself, Fam
lily and some thirty Filipino friends, ire
spectiYe of what IL cost or who was hurt.
The management of the hotel was some
what dubious. Mr.. kirkpatrick did not
care what IL cost, but he most certainly
did care who was hurt, and was at first
disinclined to take any chances of being
the injured party. Stone, however, waved
his hands two or three times in front of
Kirkpatrick's whiskers, snapped his fn-
gers in his ears, told him that he was
looking at a millionaire manager of the
only aggregation of Filipino comets that
horizon and that he should give the all
star troupe, who were so soon TO delight
the crowned heads of Europe al the Paris
Exposition, the best he had on the first
floor of his hostelry.
Manager kirkpatrick went into trance
and obeyed. The little brown men were
quartered in the best apartments that the
house had to offer, they were given the
choicest cuts and the most expensive
dishes that the hostePs chef could pro-
duce and Austin was told 10 tout them
onto a few good things at Tanforan, so
that they would not wear themselves out
carrying too large roll around In their
clothes.
The Fflipinos liked it. They had struck
nothing half so good in all their lives
before; not even when, as untutored chill
dren of the wilderness, they plundere!
packtrains and murdered the casual Span
ish soldier in the holy cause of liberty.
Stone swelled himself like toad, strutted
about telling of the wonderful things he
was going TO accomplish and of the favor
he was comforting on the Palace Hotel by
his patronage. which was soon to be in
creased by a further addition Of ten Fill
pinos who had not yet arrived.
This dream of Stone and his following
lasted but for a brief space. Last Thurs
day some one put a flea in the ear of Mr..
Kirkpatrick, and that gentleman at once
informed Stone that $1,000 deposit would
make his credit better at the caravansery.
"A thousand" said Stone; that's easy.
You shall have II at noon. Noon came,
but no money. The Filipinos started on
their regular march for the grill but
! never got there AS soon as they ap-
/ peared out of their rooms Manager Kirk
patrick marshaled his forces and the war
| riors from Luzon were dumped. bag and
| baggage. out on the sidewalk.
Stone got them together, and in columns
OF fours they marched to the Russ House
and accepted. They were given rooms
| and one meal, and then Manager YOUNG
! got wise. lie called Stone to one side ano
! Informed that gentleman that while he
was willing to accept the white mans
burden he was not In the business for his
health, and that the burden must be paiC
| for or he would dump IL. Stone promised
TO get the money by the middle of tn,
! afternoon, but, as in the former case, h,
failed TO keep his promise.
| Colonel Young thereupon followed tn,
example of Mr.. Kirkpatrick and places
the Antipodeans on the cold, cruel pave
| where they now are and where they viii
! probably remain unless Stone, who ha,
not shown up, appears and finds som,
way TO relieve them from their embar
| rassment.