Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

to put up the bunting. Mr.. Conan tells his
experience in London as follows:
The different tiers of seats erected IN the
different parts of the city along the line OF
march created the impression in my nina
that they were preparing for the McGoV-
ern-Corbett fight. Lumber must have gone
up as high as hard coal during the strike.
l purchased two seats-one for myself and
one for my wife-but it was on the top
plank Several days before the entree OF
Euglands new ruler 1 went to my seat and
viewed the surroundings and trusted to
luck that ladies would be obliged to re-
move their hats when the curtain went up.
My wife was as eager as l was and took
snap shot with her camera of the precious
spot from where we were to view the line or
march on coronation day. 1t was happy
thought, all my friends burning the soles OF
their feet on Broadway and I perched up
on a two by four waiting for King Edward
to be brought out. l lost my appetite wait
ing to feast on the grand sight, but, alas, 1t
never came. A few days before l was to
get my $50 worth on those circus seats in
mid air l received a cable from Fred Nblo
saying, Come home at once, Four Cohans
play Masonic Chicago, $4,000 for the week.
biggest salary ever paid any vaudeville act
in the world. Take first steamer and on
the way over l wondered who was to stand
for that cable. Well the Four played the
date l jumped all kinds of longitude and
latitude to do it, and after finishing the
Chicago week. started rehearsal of The
Governors Son. l do not know whether
any one occupied our seats at the corona
ton. l know they would not give me my
money back at the box office.
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Jas. L. Herman. who. by acquiring an inter-
est in the Lafayette Square Opera House.
in addition to that which he has long held
in the Lyceum Theater, has become a con-
siderable quantity in Washington theatrical
affairs, is further extending his interests
Mr.. Herman. Frederick C. shanberger
Baltimore, and Geo. W. Irwin have leased
from the United Railways and Electric
Company for ten years the large building
on the north side Of East Baltimore street,
opposite Lloyd street, which is known
the old East Baltimore street powerhouse.
The deal was closed yesterday and it is in
tended at once to make alterations and i'm
provements at a cost of about $4,000 to
provide a hall In which to hold athletic
events. a hall for conventions and a ball
room. A ring for boxing contests, "a by 80
feet. will be built in the center of the d.
viding wall and boxes will be placed upon
each side.
Looking out of car window made Chas.
7. Aldrich famous, or rather 1t gave him
the idea that his cleverness enabled him to
make famous. It suggested to him the
tramp juggler, and he was the original one,
although he has been initiated almost end
lessly since he produced his novelty.
II used to do my Juggling In tights and
spangles, just as all the other jugglers did,,
said Mr.. Aldrich. who is at Chases this
week. The jugglers used to think that
they could not do their work If they were
not in tights, like acrobats. 1t was on a
train that was stopped in the woods some
where by a hot box, and while we were
standing there losing time l noticed four
tramps around a campfire in the woods
One of the tramps was juggling three beer
bottles, doing it very well, too, and the idea
struck me that if a tramp could juggle for
nothing in his old clothes l ought to be
able to do well. Three days later ap-
peared as tramp juggler. 1t was the
first thing Of the kind people ever saw. and
they liked it. The innovation was so popu-
lar that 1 kept it up. Since then have de
veloped other ideas, but it was the sight
of the tramp Juggling the beer bottles that
gave me the idea of the tramp juggler, and
that developed the idea of a juggler ap-
pearing in whatever costume he thinks will
make his turn most amusing, attractive or
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