Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-05

what she could do, and she replied that she
could act like anybody.
MY DEAR said. he. don't you sometimes
initiate peopler "a
She hung her Head. thought a moment,
ana hnaiiyssaid, sometimes
Try some one mildly suggested Mr.
Gray. She Inflated three or four we'll
h T ieg1ttmates actors. just then Lew
Doekstader came. into the office and she
no sooner Saw HIM than she said. Il know
him; ne piag soon on the stage"
oh. ye f she 2eft w the r ne a'' and
returned With mimic gait singing Dock
and she fhisiaed initiating him by telling
one of his send jokes in this manner: Yes,
SIR, always have a frog when l am out.
You see every time l take a drink / just
put a frog on de bar, and as long as I kin
see one frog l knows that Use all right,
but when dey commence to be mo dan one,
then knows it's time for me to leave
Dockstader clasped the child in his inns
ana Kissed her Gray was in recstacies, and
after recovering. Immediately engaged the
little lady.
Here is little poemlet that reached The
Star office through the mails and tells it's
own little story. in choice flow of col
loquialisms Who the author may be mat
ters not. since he was either too modest
or too thoughtless to give it the person
nor is it humorous, but its sentiment is
clear and direct. 1t is interesting and apro-
pos because it is a simple and yet signifi-
cant compliment to Frank Daniels and his
merry company, which will appear in r. A.
Barnetts new operatic comedy Miss Sim
pliclty, at the Columbia Theater next
week. The poemlet-behoid and peruse:
"a GENTLE TIP
IT yer feeling kinder blue
jtp dim pnxx- hot ar 10
Cause yer rags been rather tart
non,. =. And Fer're taken 1t to heart
i'oh SIT round a-leokin s though
a., q, H., ca All the worlds a-srowing woe;
Ask der bunch ter go and see
49, Daniels Miss Simplicity
fet yer life She,ll 60 and you'll
Well, yern say-dis guys fool
The Chicago Inter-Ocean is the authority
Tor the following incident, which occurred
during the recent visit of Way Down
East to that city:
He was an oldish man, and his app ear
ance was such that "a glance at him gave
the assurance that he was not regular
theater-goer. His clothing had seen long
|. service. his linen was not of the freshest
MS shoes were guiltless of polish. The spe-
cha: policeman at the McVicker's had some
difflcuity in inducing him to take his place
In the line filing past the box office win
dow. When he did reach the opening he
braced himself to resist pressure and pre-
pared for a long stay.
how be ye?" he asked the treasurer
Inc oH1c1al in question replied that his
health was excellent.
Air yew tn young Teller tibet sells tick
cts fer TIL show?'
This time nod was the only answer
vouchsafed
me oldish man drew forth his wallet
How much?" he inquired
"A dollar and half downstairs; a dollar
upstairs
Whats goin' en?"
The line Squirmed
way Down East" responded the treas
urer, gently but firmly.
Downstairs2'
"A rural play-'Way Down East"
Gosh, said the prospective patron
Nv hats goin' on upstairs?'
The treasurer assured him that the diff
ference In price was due to inferiority OF
position, and not production The seats
were purchased and the line moved on.