The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14


| always lIfe that word 'canny' when there
| are no many other Scottish words that have
not been worked to death? Why. not, once
| IN while. substitute that good old Gaelic
term 'pawky' or 'pawkily.' when It is de-
| sired to express the native shvewd ncss Of
! the raledonian2
Burns used the word 'pawky' at least rs
often az 'canny.' and Hogg. the E;ttriciS
| shepherd. liked 'pawky' because, al he said.
| IT always brought before his intellectual
vision sturdy Highlander. in all the glory
| ol MS Kilt ard bare knees with his skene
] dh': IN his stockings and his phili5eg hang
| ing down IN front in the good cd Scottish
way
Because | am playing in The Bonnie
hr!e" Eush' every one that meets me in
private l!fe seems to feel justified in salut-
| ing me with: Hello. Stoddart; still playing
, canny Scot. see.' l believe shall have
10 nit the next man that says that to me-
James Montague Is New York writer on
tnlngs dramatic who frequently writes his
criticism in verse, or at least in rhyme. He
o!o SO when he went to see John Henry"
d play made from the Hobart slang book
LOT Ian DAILY. The result follows:
II only H. Mr. Shakespeare could have thrown a
Like Que sSs1 !, Henry how his comedies would win
No more the lub!ic would forget the gentle
And 1--WE ,Gseit.h Night" on the Bowery would be-
While Beatrice and Benedck in public would
With the sans.cst Of characters treated BY
And Ls auSSeei or d. Gobo would no, be an as,
II Shakespeare could have s!ung the slang the
way John Henry can
when Brutrs handed Caesar his DER much be
He would not say, For liberty" but simply.
And RoIleo To- Juliet would tendcrly beseech:
Come On the perch my honey bunch, my real
And wouldn't it BE- funny the tragic stage to
heHr
cordeIia say. Hes bug house. when referring
Faistan Would not be labeled the water
II Shakespeare could have slung the clang the
way John Henry can.
Oh, poor. unhappy Shakespeare. what u lot of
You hut TO do that you to-day so easily could
Instead Of writing things to quote. which same
You might have made your public laugh by
simply writing .'slob,,' 49,.
Or having fair ophela say Poor Hamiet's Off
Lean C:.s-ius would to Brutus say. Get on the
II You had only sunE the slang the way John
Henry
Cntroubled is John Henry with concern Of joke
For what's the use. 4 people roar when he es-
If but ban paiy played the Moor. attention he'd
BY simply Mentioning the towns around his
The nsas Of WiIamseurEs enough to get a huge
That only is eclipsea If he refers to sag nav.
We'd have classic drama on Il far more paying
II only Shakespeare slunG the slang the way
John Henry can
Quite a number Of changes go into ef-
feet after this week so far as the players
are interested. Charles Richmans long
term under Charles FrchmanS management
ment comes to an end in Boston. Grace
Van Studdifcrd goes under FiorenZ Zieg-
fields management Marie Wainwright has
put her faith in Jules hurry as a manager.
and Marion Ballou has given up her stock
experience to be with the Lieblers. James
r Powers, William Norris. Amy Ricard.
and countless number OF others have for
sakcn their allegiance to one management
for another And so the theatrical world
goes round and round.
Miss Virginia Earl has a very uncomfort-
able summer ahead OF her. Inactivity for
q year has resulted in much flesh-so much.
in fact, that she is unbecominglv stout 1t
IS par. of the contract which she has signed
with the Shuberts that in their new pro-
duction she must appear as Il boy. and in
possible.
Miss Earl has made arrangements for
daily lessons and private practice in a
gymnasium. and with careful attention to
an artifat diet she hopes to become sylph-
like before the fall. Her agreement with
Shube:t does not call for her appearance
as: a star Mt once. She will have the lead
ing role in 4 musical comedy. and # all
goes well Will be put at the head of a
company next year under the same mana
ger.
David Belnsca never looks at his play
after the public has pronounced it Il sue
cess. He was asked not long ago Il he spent
his evenings between the wings. watching
the performance of THE Darling of the
Gods"
Il wouldn't look at the play again." de-
caretl the dramatist. for any money In the
world"
The reason is that BeIasco is never satis-
fled with his work. At the beginning of Mrs.
Carriers engagement in Boston this sea-
son he violated his rule and took a peep at
''Du Barry At once he began to tear the
play to pieces and to rewrite whole scenes.
Mrs. Carter in despair and his ASSOC
GATES were compelled 10 tear him away in
order 10 prevent him from writing Il new
version of his success.
Auber. the composer was the SAME sort
OF q man.
He went one night to the opera to hear
Faust Coming late. he did not hear the
announcement that Aubers "Aluette de
Portici'' would be substituted for Gounod's
work on account Of the prima donna's i'll
ness.
Auber had Just settled himself IN his seat
when the familiar strains of his overture
struck upon his car, and. with 4 snort of
disgust. without waiting for more. he dashed
hi 1t. ay,Ir hn1 g IL.
thcater.
May Voiles and George Broadhurst met
at luncheon the other day and engaged in
earnest conversation about the Possibilities
of servant girl the star of Il comedy.
Miss Nokcs was enthusiastic on the sIb-
iect, and said: ITS not only in the home
that these girls are humorous. for only to-
day in n car across the way from me sat
two types OF the servant girl, each evident
ly enjoying her day off.
Their clothes were much better than
mine-cnc of them had on Il swell tailor
made suit and the other a covert coat that
made me wish owned ii. But their hats
gave them away. and it was a circus to
watch them Try to talk ana act like the peo-
pie they worked for. F.
Outside of the Slavey Il CHORUS girl is the
funniest thing OH earth. and I'd like TO play
Il real hign-toncd servant role or one of
those naughty chorus ladies' that Fay Tenn
pleton initiates so cleverly.
Here Broadhurst broke in with this state
ment: 1--WE just thought of a better part
for YOU than either of these, and | Will
write pay for you in which you can s.ar
first as n slavcy and then. by a sudden I'M
expected fortune. "a the mistress OF the
house Tho FUN will come in your trying to
cover Your slavey sins with Il multitude of
secondhand dresses and manners" It's 4
70" quickly replied Miss Nokos. and .iI,-