The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-08-07

Mr.. Z. 5. Kitchens by Tongues OF Con
science and Mr.. Ralph Boldrew0od oy
I'm Bad Company" and there are others.
Rhoda Broughton comes in with foes
in-lsw," and Rosa Carey issues Rue
with a difference. Mr.. WinSto.
Churchill. Mr.. Richard whitening. and
Mr.. J. A. Stewart also announce novels.
Mr. Bard Kennedy calls his new book
slavery and Grant Richards Is his
publisher. Francis Dodsworth has caught
on with the 'Spendthrift.H a capital tal'
Of high lie in contemporary turf land
One OF the best summer books I've read
this season Is From Doc" to Door"
collection OF mastery short stories b.
Bernard Capes. who often reminds me or
Guy de Mauplssant
Leslie Stuart Is perhaps, the most p1-
uiar Of their native composers. His
operetta. "Floradora," Is s.ill drawing
good houses al the Lyric Theater, His
martial song, Soldiers Of the Queen" Is
still bawled, whistled. and sung by men In
red coats and men in khaki coats
throughout Europe. Asia. Africa. and
Australia. Leslie Stuart. whose real name
IS Tom Barrett, and who halls from Man
chester, lives in a pretty villa. in 81.
Johns Wood. He has bull; that villa
with the royalties he collected on his
great martial song. amounting to over
f3e00. Martial music Is Stuart's second
love. His first love Is coon music Eugene
StrattOn. the Sisters Hawthorne, and Ada
Reeve have made names for them
selves singing Stuart's coon melodies. The
Joke Of the matter is that Leslie stuart
knows the negro only in imagination. He
haa.. -.
coon plunks the banjo and manipulates
the bones. Stuart will come over TO the
States for the first time in October, when.
as you may know. they are to produce
his ''F1orodora" In New York, Washing
ton, Chicago, and Boston.
Charles Frohman manager. has left us.
but Charles Evans. comedian, has ar
rived. Nat Goodwin is also here, look
ing very poorly, I am sorry to record
Alfred Candy announces that he will do
"A Parlor Match" here in the fall, with
Frank Lawton in the part originally
played by Charley Evans. I'm afraid
tnat Lawton cannot fill Evans shoes He
Is good whistler of tunes. but Ngneoua
player OF parts Meanwhile, Mabel Gil
man seems TO have caught the town in
The Casino Girl" at the Shaftesbury.
They all say she is a find, for she can
sing, dance, and act, rare combination
Many now turn from their former idol
Edna May. to the new star Mabel GIL
man. Thus, old Col. Newnham-Davis
first-nighter. rounder. admirer OF female
footlight phantoms, warmly espouses I'm
the press the cause of Mabel Gilman
versus Edna May, and many echo his
sentiments. Edna May, they say. owes
her fame to her locks, her tact, and her
hair. Mabel Gilman owes her reputation
to her art and her talents. We are
threatened with two parties raging. re-
specuvely and respectfully, over these
two lovely ladies, even as you rage over
Mckinley and Bryan. We are threatened
with the Mayites and the Gilmanites
Julia Nielsen, majestic and heavy. and
Marie Tempest, petite and plquant. are
ooth getting ready 10 play stage versions
Oh Nell GWynne' next season. The
saucy orange girl who won the love of
Charles III Is about to replace Emma
Lady Hamilton r. the public mind
Strange people, these English. They pro-
fess to be the most morally correct ma
ton in the world. They shudder at the
mention of Pompadour and Du Barry.
and yet they idolize-yes. idOllze-women
Ike Emma Hamilton and Nell Gwynne.
Painters paint them; dramatlsts and ro-
mancers glorify them. Relics of them
fetch fabulous prices at auction BY the
way, they put up at auction some per
sonal relics OF Cromwell the other day
his baby clothes. What do you suppose
these infantile souvenirs OF the iron Old
man brought? One hundred and fifty
dollars! ..-.
was feeling rather out OF sorts by
reason Of the heat and variety OF minor
annoyances when / dropped into a restau-
rant in the vicinity OF Printing Hous.,
Square. The restaurant Is named after
the Times, and has a large newspaper
clientele. AS 1 sat down / spied Frank
Busy. the big. handsome reporter OF
Parliamentary proceedings. In his breezy
way he summoned a waiter.
Roast beef" ordered Busy.
Sorry, sir" answered the walter.
roast Is off, sir"
Roast mutton" ordered Busy.
Sorry, sir" again said the waiter,
I roast mutton Is off, sir
Well, WELL" remarked Busy. turning
In a resigned way TO me, Il have at last
discovered the truth of the saying that
| the Times are out Of joint"
LEW RosEN.
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