Evening star., 1901-11-16

fla. faces, which, closely packed together,
filled the theater to it's utmost capacity.
And to add to her chagrin after her with
drawal from the stage, there was a slight
buZzing and clacking, which to her over
wrought nerves seemed to indicate kissing.
Although she tried to dismiss the matter.
she says she spent a bad night, thinking OF
her failure to please the celestials.
AS she was in her room in the hotel the
he Xt afternoon, came the denouement
bell boy appeared at the door, and with
broad grin announced "a party to see you"
Before Miss Dagmar could ask anything
about the party there came Shuffiing
of feet. and into the room there solemnly
paraded a string of eighteen Cinnamon,
as solemn as the grave and each carefully
holding before him parcel wrapped in silk
of all hues of the rainbow. With profound
salaamS, and much casting up of the eyes
and placing of hands on their heads, these
parcels were deposited on the various tables,
chairs and sofas, and then they majestically
departed, the last Chink placing paper in
her hand with the remark, For you-read.'
But, being a woman, Miss Dagmar's cur
1csity concerning the mysterious parcels
made her postpone the reading until she
had seen what was tied up in all that silk.
So she lost no time in finding out. Her
surprise may be imagined when she found
that the first proved to be an ornamental
glass jar, filled with what looked like pre-
served fruit The next was the same, so
was the next and the next. In fact, all the
parcels were jars, either glass or very fine
china, and all contained fruits or some of
the vegetable products of the hoWery king
dom.
Among them were pomegranates, man
goes. pineapples. oranges, liohi, camellias,
aZaleas and gardenias, all in a beautiful
state of preservation, looking in fact as
though they had Just been pulled from the
trees.
The letter was written in purple ink on
yellow silk, but. as it was in Chinese, Dag
mar was forced to wait several days before
Lon ,i,,er tee A 4, boo,
ger secured an Interpreter. Like all Chi
nese epistles. it was very lengthy, and
abounded in extravagant figures of speech.
1t started out "Oh, Dagmar, sparkling
bride of the sum-" and after few more
lines of ornate Introductory they calmly
told her that she was as lovely to their eyes
a tea field in blossom, that her face re-
minded them of the full moon in August,
he" eyes put those of the peacock to shame.
Her voice they described the singing of
many waters. and the answer of the night
winds through a five-year-old cypress tree,
and that when she opened her mouth little
birds perched on her rice-like teeth and
cooed to one another.
When Raymond Hitchcock, as King Dodo,
Is transformed by the fountain Of youth
from an ugly, red-nosed old monarch into
boy, he appears on the stage without dis
guise excepting costume and little touch
of pigment This enables his audience to
sec Hlll really IS anu To recognize
him outside of the theater. Hitchcock Is
ordinarily affable, but he has his patience
tried sometimes, and then he is bound to
resent being bored According to a west.
ern paper while Mr.. Hitchcock was dining
at Milwaukee hotel. a portly, middle
aged man. evidently a professional Cum
nel," took a seat beside him. The player,
although Immediately dressed rather Sc
rtous and otherwise the antithesis of King
Dodo was recognized by his neighbor, who
began to chat with the affablity that comes
of several drinks of whisky and burning
desire to make an acquaintance. After a
few unsuccessful sallies that gained no
more than short replies, forbiddingly cour-
teous, the cunnel Said
Ever been in Louisville?"
Mr.. Hitchcock reluctantly admitted he
had, and this led to a fervent declaration
of principles on the part Of the Kaintuck-
ian. He drifted on to resenting insults,
dueling and other fine points of honor.
After transferring a large piece of steak
to his mouth he declared: sfis
"Ah tell you, sub, we use the gentlemans
only Weapon-a knife
I'm New York the fork is considered
proper, responded the bored comedian.
And the cunnel said no more.
In fulfllment of the assurances to Com
missioner Macfarland at the mass meeting
of citizens of the District of Columbia held
on October at the Masonic Temple, to or
ganize the William Mckinley Memorial
Arch Association Manager P. B. Chase of
Chase's Theater will donate to the arch
fund the entire gross proceeds Of the re-
ceipts taken in his theater at the regular
matinee performance to be given on Tues
day, November 19. Not penny will be re-
served.
He was wild-eyed and waist-coatless
yet ba fro oF
When Ben. the polite porter of the Lafay-
cite, opened the door, the ticket agent de-
clared that 1t was an Ill wind that blew 'it
in" Nothing of the sort. Only a legiti-
mate actor, looking for legitimate work.
and more than that. looking for work In his
specific line. He did not aspire to be a
tragedian, for he at once admitted that he
was comedian; although his dreamy, far
away look seemed to belle his words.
Where Is the manager?' quoth the
stranger, regarding the ticket seller with
that contemptuous look which only the real
actor feels for the people in front of the
house. who this absolutely according to
the box office) provide for their daily
bread.
1.-THE manager? What do you want to see
him about?'
''I am an actor" murmured the come
dian. condescendingly, "and I am looking
for an engagement"
Busy" was the functionary's laconic
reply. What do you want to see him
about?" i
IAN engagement. I have joke which
will make audience laugh for twenty
minutes without stopping. 1 have just been
offered salary of $1,000 year by the CO.
lumbia, $500 by the National, and Ker-
mans wants me bad at 81 OO0 but am will
ing to work for the Bellows Stock Com.
pany for $500, and I'll guarantee to tell
my jokes at each performance"
What jokes?" queried imperturbable Mr.
Evans
The comic stranger regarded him sus-
piciously for moment, and then declared:
Here's one I'll tell you. even though your
own comedians do steal it."
Going into what J. Robertson Smiley the
Lafayette litterateur, describes as his prop
erty pocket, the comedian produced q
small box Of matches, or rather a small
box containing one match. Holding the
box In one hand, the comedian side-stepped
all the time regarding the ticket seller with
exultation. You see.' he said, this Is a
parlor match box and here Is the box, I
withdraw the match, leaving the box
which Is the parlor, making 1t the parlor