Evening journal., 1901-01-12
STAIRCASE SCENE FROM "SAPHO,"
With ADDICKS In LEADING ROLE
DR.. Layton Plays Jean" to The GaSmanS Fanny le-
grand But Senator Alice Interrupts Perform.
aRCe in Rather Brutal Manner

se2. No, I've bin spendin 80 mutch /
mummy yere lately that I've got 10
ekonOmize an besides, ! geas hltll |
set the peepil talkin' in mi IA
ver ef they sec me walkin'
insted OF ridin an carryin mi own
baggige" Seniter Alice sez, Ned. ef
you're 50 hard up, spose yu cum ont
an take dinner with me. Hltu save
yu yore hotel bill" An Mister AddiX
sez. "All rite, Frank / CESS you've
made enuf oflel me to stand that" An
so they went cut Bradford street an
Mister Addix sez to me, Bill yu hold
things down vile I'm eatin" l sez
There hain't no yoOs wurryin' The
Reglers i doin' that all rte" Afte1
dinner Mister AddiX cum up to the
Hotel Richerdson an took a sect on
the stareway overlOokin' the lobby, an
made hit kind Of embarassin' fer them
Reglers hcO wanted to git up an down
stares. They didn't like to asst him tC
git up, an they didn't want to walk
over him, an so he jest set there
spTucin' up an advertisin' hisself, with
George l.. Townsend, Junior, an uther
fellers settin' at his feet an 'loOkin
plesent. Every onct in a vile sum
week-need Regler wud cum up an
shake hands an Mister Addix wud pa,
him On the back an dew uther things
to make his nees weeker. There wuz
a considerable lot Of wObblin', week
need Reglers 7tumblin' round that
lobby, an no mstaik. Yu mite a.
thought they wuz originel Addix men
to here the way sum Of them wuz
talkin'.
I wish Miss Oigy Nethersoul kud have
saw that there starekase seen
frum "Saffo" as hit wuz played
in the Hotel Richerdson that mite
bi our felleTs with Mister Addix
In the leedin role. He made
a bully Fanny LegraEi. an Dockuer
Laytun played the part Of Jeen to per-
feckshun. Setlin' at there feet wuz
George r. Tow nsend, JOonyer, as un-
dCrstudy for the whole kumpny. Eli
Kl.de Fitch az that French feller
Dawday, hoo got Safo up, kud have
sene hit they kud have scod Mister
Addix an DOcSier Laytun fer inter
ferin' with Miss Nethersouis theat-
rikal bizness. Fanny sez, "Du yu RELY
luv me, Jeen? An Jeen sez. Jest
look into mi eyes, Fanny. an tell me
wot yu see?' An Fanny sez, "Jeen
k2rry me upstares, fer I'm gett n
tired. An yung Mister Townsend
sez, "Jeen, let me give yu q lift
Jeen sez, Il don't want nun Of yore lif-
TIM kin do hit all miself" An jest
then Seniter Alice kums up an sez,
Fanny l guess yu hain't fergot as
how you're g0.n' to sleep out to mi
house to-nite. Yere's the latch-key,
an you'll find a lite burnin' in yore
room" An Fanny sez, Good nitel
an goes eff to the shadders of Brad
ford street an Jeen dies in yung Mis-
ter Townsend's arms. Hit wuz SER
tenly a tutchin site, an no mistaik
Mary Ann, an there wuz more'n one
throat wet after hit wuz all over. In
fact, hit kept the bartender rite bizzy
fer a vile. Mister Addix has bin asst
to play Saffo agin' on Mundy mite, but
he hain't decided yet as to wether he'll
do hit or no. He sez hits tryln on
! his smiler an trowsers an eff he duz
I hit them STEPS has got TO be swept
good an kleen before the kurtin goes
up.
Wen Mister Hilles cum down at mite
our fellers give him a regler ovashun
all the way frum the frunt dore OF the
Hotel Richerdson up to Mister Wal
ter Hayes room on the therd fore.
He's sertenly q Poplar man with our
fellers sence he cum cut fer Mister Ad-
dix
Our fellers held konference at nine
o'klock at mite, Mister Addix wuz
there. He sez:
"were,s Sam Baynerd an Ben
Groves?"
Mister Alice sez:
Fer reesens of stait wlch hain't
publick, they're stayin' outside. Ef we
k N, we want TO cit them in the Regler
kawkuss."
well, were's our ole friend. SenMeI
Farlow?" asst Mister Addix.
He's persooin' an independent atty
TODD in this yere fite, an fer the pres
ent hits pollytcks fer him to stay out '
sez Mister Alice.
"Yu don't think he's gcin' back on
us?" sez Mister Addicks, "becaws ei
you think he won't stand without
hitchin' you'd better put a halter on
him. Did he attend the DimmolratiC
kawkuss this afteInoon?"
NO" sez Mister Alice, "he didnf
! fer 2 reasons. The ferst wuz that h.
wuzn't invited, an the seckind wui
that he oversight hisself an didn't gi
a chance to 60 without bein' invited
"Wi didn't sum Of yu fellers wake
him up?" asst Mister Addix. eve
oughtsr have sumboddy ia the Dimmo
kratic kamp to keep rs posted OF
wots goin' on. Wot's this yere meetin
J fer?"
ITO deside WOt terms to offer th'
Reglers on the crginizashun," sez Mis-
ter Alice.
Are yu shure bit hain't % desid'
wot we're to have left after givin tn
Reglers w0t uav want. Jest SO up
steres an take th'E message 10 tn
Reglers. Yu Kin have ennything "
want fer the askn' only don't be hog
an asst two mutch."
, Mister Allee SCI:
"T CESS me an Frank Yocing an Sin
= Pennewll will do that The konfer