New-York tribune., 1903-03-08

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The nnssra were evidently tired when they hit ths
keys Tor many Of the capital letters are haze
fallen below the lire as happens when tbs +r-,os
Writsr Is WORKED In haste WEAKNESS; and the
opening sentences, too-are not thev a sacrat cor
Session? How this strange manusorInt fo,,n5 gts
way into The Tribune ofice is also a mystery II
evioenty came in with the dramatic mail. hut the
ineiosing envelope is lost, and no cIez remains
F1oSese.' 1le press agent often sees in print the
NorAs OF ms imagination with no credit given 70
anself-on4y The discredit Is his. He Is doubtless
tnmure from the dread OF nAmeIessness
Ay name is Eric-Eric Johnson-saya the manu-
script starting in EbTuptly-but am no reia-
uen g ths risky Mrs. johnson. My family came
from massachusetts, where was born before the
Gays OF rural bathrooms, SO that ND Saturday
evenings as boy were passed not m IhA theatre
but N me kitchen where big boiler of water
smmereo on the stove for purposes Of family puri-
hchtion- Now. however, all theatres are oper 10
me, by virtue OF my occupaton-which shall be a
n&meieSs one-and have not seen kitchen for
many years Let me hasten TO add. there is bath
room IN my na-. This Is Wednesday night. be-
gan the day by recording on my cuff this redec-
ton: When press agent has education and 1T
erEry skill he remains press agent; otherwise he
becomes manager and makes money. When an
actor has ability sno temperament he remains an
actor; otherwise he controls two OF three stock
houses and saves fortune" Then the weird reso-
luton seized me and 1 set forth to visit all the
theatres On Broadway. quite sane; must
insist on that point ] think 1 am quite sane now;
memory. But must make haste. The night COM
eth, The black night when confused Imelights crash
their beams together and the horrible laugh of
HcAYoy rings out OF the dark. An, shall not sit
up suddenly in bed tonight every hair erect, and
cry oUt, Il going away from here!''
Why try to keep in sequence what have seen?
Go not myself remember what I saw first, for
skipped about from theatre to theatre not starting
with the New York and ending at the Garden.
Most clearly remember first OF visiting the AIadi-
son Square where I read a billboard the words
OF critic, who said that the man who could make
him l&Ugh could have his Shoes his money; and
D'Orsay made him laugh. So I didn't go into the
theatre after all, but sought Lawrence D'Orsay in
his dressing
And what would I want OF his bIoomin' boots,
you knov?" said the Earl of Pawtucket. His
money. now! But he never sent that, not he!'
Then be sang something about,
With aeigh! the dozy over the Dale,
and I left He doesn't sing very well. Besides.
they tell me his is a good play, and was afraid
! might stay.
Presently found myself at waIlack's, and my
were szluted by the cries OF ticket specula-
tors. Escaping them with a whole coat, the noise
OF beaten brass saluted me, and walked into a
coon song 1t was all about sulu. Looloo, Loo,
and the colored light was kissing and sputtering
Up sIoft
Stay. stay?' cried Charles Burnham, as IL he
were quoting LongfeHow's poem, and see Moulan
He's the real thing"
Are there any more coon songs?" demanded.
Excelsior" said I, and mounted the Pertlous
Rlalto
Up quiet side street and down another noisy
one horrible with dust and the smell of acid-pro-
PEELED cars were two theatres. I went first to the
Savoy Our cst had green eyes, that used to glare
hercely at me in the dark, thought as entered,
but aever saw them in girl Or, perhaps,
didu's think OF this at the time. 1t may be the
idea has come to me since Ahs what are those
Two green glows over there in the corner? must
havs light in this room!
There It is much more cheerful new. always
said candle looked better ornament on the
steam radiator than statue Of Venus, which sug-
Eests cigar stores A statue? Oh. yes. that was
what I saB I entered the Savoy. 1t was
4poLo. the same Apollo that used to stand in the
corner OF the Roman history room at school, always
shooting with imaginary bow the little profes-
sor- He stooU up in the middle OF the stage at
the Savoy and shot at box which seemed fool
ish. there was nobody in the box.
"A graceful star you have said to the mana
ger OF the house
He chewed the ends Of his heavy mustaches.
yes" said he, Mrs. BIoodgood is charming
woman"
Presently girl cams along with man, and told
the man quite boIdfacedly that she preferred him
to Apollo. Her eyes didn't look green, but felt
confident theTs was was ETeen IN mem 6 4tigk IKE ta Day
6T 6sf shf III t6e 6e' sPeakne as PARTS are given
main Characters anyway .., r5
fsshioned room i was dear Mrs Gilbert and sweet
Rss se5 Hgss an6 sshf aH9 SG@ ooosBg sB n5o chair
Gaining, This is weliT' But before long Miss
Russell went out, and then presently she came
back, and sat bolt upright with shock OF sur sur
vas SSG SG'Q when John Mason told her put her
shOsG and stockings on, but 20 my utter dIIlaze-
He let her sit down in full view of the audience,
though she wise enough TO turn Iler ptch -
complete her toilet They should both know petIeI'
Then / vent 10 siThe BiiIionaire" at DaIy,s- Ny
head sched when I came out frem that SO stooq7
for time in front Of the addition to the Hotel
Imperial and listened the soothing SOUNDS naoe
I walked Jp To- the KnickeTbocker. There was
din Of beaten brass from the orchestra as l en-
is well 70 fortify ones self with bad pun haa 6
been told, before going TO MI. Blue beara III III
pssteboard. were marching and counterr1ar chlls
some hundreds OF womeB WITH hsII on 6a ToG zen
carry about IN their pocketbooks. they won't
lose IL Some az them bore piano lamps on sticks In
their hands and some bore pieces Of garden trellis
In their midst were q half dozen women VINO
9ocket5ook and now and again threw AIs5 @ a. tI,t0
the ar bT him IT return where suspended by
oano wire they wriggl7d into posiC4ns i " gben
entered; by this point my eyes ached, too Anq
tny brain weary. What ls II az eDoSLS-
Why are they doing it? And above AL where s @ aas
les pianos TO with their lamps: 1nS ptE ptEot a.
S1le1 Mr.. Blue Beard and was tg5u BY 20 &c.
waited Dan McAvoy, who plays Mr. Biue Bead1
would come forth. waited, hopihs L0I co,Eaered 1n
FED The theatre and was surprised when came anne
9lnkng into the dim sunlight Of tie sereee u iu
ttst on dWay, not the boWefS; ;C,,..-t-,.-
- vent into the Casino Via the caIel. IIi15
Se stairs heard the strains OF song b e co9ntry
nat has like quicksilver through me SUu3, r3
spl into the brains OF the Euslcii e = TS+srr3In
n S:f snq resppea5eo IKE TIE fe ss s9e !4. q Dooey
ASI hundred theatreA II NtS a,-n tSot cannot
91 NJ. Dooey the hurdy-guFoy tune ILL., cAit tHSt
was forced 70 turn around and fly. Even the re-
aeeuon that that peerless Patti or nus!GSL actress
Mss Adele Richie was out Of the cast could not
AsISs ne 70 60 farther a.. .,a r.r,nIre" /"