Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

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in her company. including Boyd Putnam
| and Maud Granger.
The character of the Nyctalops in THE
Great White Diamond is decidedly weird
and shivery. Harry, one of the cOlored
stage hands at the Academy. refuses to
work behind the scenes this week for fear
that in some dark corner he might come
! suddenly upon Sig. Ricciordi with his
staring eyebaIls.
During dress rehearsal a few days ago
Harry. who was cleaning up the audito-
rum of the theater, stopped for few min
utes from his labOrs to watch the scene
upon the stage. simultaneously the same
idea entered the head of Sig. Ricciordi, who
plays the Nyctalops.
He left the stage. descended into the
dusky auditorium and, unnOticed by Harry
stationed himself at the rear of the or
chestra. He stood with folded arms, watch
ing the efforts of his fellow actors.
He was directly behind Harry. and all
the horror of his makeup was accumulated
by the uncertain radiance that filtered
from the foOtlights. When Harry turned
to resume his sweeping and his eyes en-
countered the dread Nyctalops the wildness
of his flight down the center aisle came
dangerouslynear breaking up the rehearsal
Guy Bates Post and a few friends were
discussing repartee of the present and past
generations the other day. The hero of "A
Rose o Plymouth-Town" insisted that our
ancestors had quicker wits than the men OF
this commercial age. In order to substanti
ate this assertion Mr.. Post, who is deep
reader, said he would repeat few retortS
made by famous men and women In the by
gone days. lone of the best 1 remember"
he said, was made by the venerable
Charles Wesley when he was once rudely
confronted in a very narrow pathway by an
arrogant clerical opponent, who accosted
him with the words. I never make way for
fool Wesley at once stepped aside and
remarked as he passed on with a courteous
bow. I always do"
a society bore once told Charles Lamb
that he considered Shakespeare unworthy of
the universal commentator bestowed upon
him Had l the mind to do it," said the
fOp Il could produce plays quite equal to
those of Shakespeare" Just So" re-
sponded Lamb, of course, it is only the
The wise and witty bishop of Oxford was
once waited on by Clergyman who came
to lodge querulOus complaint against
: local brother of the cloth For Instance"
said the aggrieved cleric does your lord
ship consider it right for a priest to kiss
a stole2' Well" replied the prelate with
a humorous twinkle in his eye, Il think
| there would be better ground for complaint
if he stole a kiss"
The following racy retort made by a
| brilliant literary lady at recent dinner
: party was as smart as 1t was we'll de-
served. An ind!Screet guest of the male
persuasion yentured to remark that "Wo-
mans chief mission in life was to make
fools Of men" Admitting the statement"
responded the lady in question, now tan
| talizing it is to discover that in many cases
nature has fOTestalled US"
The celebrated Fontenelle, when ninety
years old, happened to pass his friend the
| beautiful Madam Hayeltius, in the public
street without perceiving her All ex-
claimed the lady, this is your gaIlautry
then, to pass before me without even look
} ing at me" IF 1 had looked at YOU
madam, retorted FontenelIe, Il could
never have passed you at all"
Dragging freethinker once found him.
] self involved in a theological controversy
] with a Quaker and feeling that he was get
/ ting cornered in the argument sought to
| terminate it by saying, Il refuse to believe
in the existence of anything l have never
seen. Gently. friend" quoth the Quaker
Hast thou ever seen thy brains?f Ger
tainly not" Have thy friends ever seen
| them"' No. Of course not" post thou
| believe thou hast any?"
"A certain gilded youth, seriously smttten
| by the charm of a demure-Iooking country
| damsel, ventured to remark How wish YOU
would give me that ring upon your finger
II exactly resembles my love for you-it
/ mas no emo Excuse me, SIR" replied the
| fair one. Il think 1 will keep it, for il il
| also emblematic of my love for you-it has
| no beginning"
If the dialogue of "a Rose O. Plymouth
| Town should be found in any way lacking
l in repartee Mr. Posts memory shouId he
| found OF service in replenishing it.
description Of the costume worn by the
| tramp in The Little Mother" reflects credit
! on the ingenuity. If not on the yeracitv. OF
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the tailor According to the advance
notices the left sleeve is part Of Glad
; stone vest, worn during his memorial trip
through Ireland. The front of the shirt IS
portion of the silk coverlid from the bed
| OF Mary Queen Of Scots The seat OF the
| trousers is composed of a bit of hide from
| Jumbo's left foreleg. One of Myles Nc
! Carthy's green stockings and a chorus
girl : waist from Evangeline. The trousers
| proper are made from about sixteen pairs
| tied, glued. pinned and sewn together One
/ Shoe was cut down from Lee Groves riding
| boot, the other was worn by Rienzi. The
| ragged nat was originally an English billy
| COCK, or which about two inches and a nalr
| remains. the balance all in matches From
| Queen Elizabeth's ruff William the Nv
waistcoat Earl of GIoucester's knee
| breeches and handkerchief worn by Fox.
| The owner of this remarkable costume Is
| constantly on the lookout for other SOIL
! venirs. The trousers are already eight
| thfcknesses IN depth. so there is little
| chance for their being worn out The shoe
! laces are strands taken from the moose of
| the gibbet at Hampstead Heath and his
| tory relates that Dick Turpin, the cele-
brated English highwayman once felt the
same moose about his daredevil neck No
| other stage costume has required so much
| patience, skill and Imagination
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| Yes or course, have many admirers
and love them ALL" said Miss Minnie Du-
pree. the heroine Of "A Rose O. Plymouth
| Town." the 9th n day The dainty little
Coincidence noticed the startled look on the
| reporters face. and then FASTENED to cor
| rect herself.
L don't mean male admirers. mean
women friends The stage door freauenter7
do not know the Individual Never saw
any men hanging around the stage en-
| trance. No, 1 never receive protestations
/ OF love from men I do not know. Some
/ times an illiterate scrawi Is handed to me
| among my mail containing vows of affec-
| ton. but these are consigned to the waste
| paper basket almost as soon as they are
| opened No, / do not think the so-calIed
| masher exists
| Il love the appreciation Of my sex. When
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