The evening world., 1903-02-04
How Frank MouIan Is Pursued
by a Carrie Nation, and Some
Startling Advice She Has
Handed Out.
lDElW0LF HoPPER's SAD TALE
,posslblo Tragedy In "Mlee and Men"
A Katie Barry Yarn-some
oreenroom Club Talk, and-sou.
-venirs.

Frank Moulan, who Sulus the Sultan
20 happily at Wallack's, IS pursued by
an epistolatory Carrie Nation. She
springs from Mlnnesota-Duluth, to be
definite-instead OF Kansas. and her aim
in life seems to be to combine tenn
perance lesson with comic opera. He-
last letter, received yesterday, contains
this suggestion;
Great Temperance Idea.
"It occurred to me after your cocktail
scene was splendid opportunity to
preach a sermon that would get 10
the hearts OF the people more closely
than should 1t come in the usual way.
and at the same time would be benefit
to the management OF your company
through the box-office. After you have
finished your Rem m-o-r-s-e' say to the
audience:
Ladies and Gentlemen-The scene
which you have Just witnessed is no
Joke. Stop tho DRINK habit! WHENr
TONIGHT! Old men and younger fools
take warning, that the innocent and
the weak may not be dragged down
with you! STOP 1T tonight when the
curtain descends on this act, and FOR
EVER after. AMENH
For an encore, bring in your quartet,
and sing, WHERE rs MY WANDER
ING BOY To-NTGHTT
"For another encore, come on the stage
with the largest notary seal you can
nnd. make complete circuit Of the
stage with q funny walk, then strike n
M
now is your chance to step up and take
the pledge Then stand and hold the
picture as II waiting for converts.
at know this wall make q big hit and
increase your business"
Despite prior letters Of the same tenor.
Mr.. Moulan goes right along putting ice
ON mis- head and oontenting himself with
the single temperance sentiment, "Hur-
rah for the W. c. T. u"
I'VE had played @ matinee and an
evening performance in Pittsburg," said
show Bell and I. Dtgby Bell. went out
to get a little supper. We wandered
around through the Pittsburg fogs until
I O'Clock in the moruing. Then we
turned In with the pleasing reelection
that. as we were to take an 8 o'clock
train for Baltimore. we would have to
arise at o'clock. Bells room was NEXT
10 mine. and we left the door open be-
tween them. In order to avoid over
sleeping We left all the window shades
UP and a call 6or ESQ
Promptly at $50 the bellboy beat on
che door and reused me from q troubled
sleep. I woke in an awful frame OF
mind. In the first place was tired to
death. Then had only caught two
> hours sleep and my head ached badly.
! rose UP and looked. out the window.
1t was still almost dark and heavy
rain was falling. Now the only thing
that is worse than $50 o'clock on q Sum
day morning in Pittsburg, Pa. is the
same thing with a rain added.
II looked up In deep disgust with my
self
lis 1t all worth whileT was the ques-
tion 1 asked myself. Hadn't better
60 back to New York and to the old
Lambs Club, and II necessary. get a
steady Job as motorman?
Just then Bell came In from the next
room. Bell. you know. before he went
on the stage. was a chorister in an
Episcopal cathedral.
Bel stood in the doorway between
Our rooms and looked out OF the window
into the driving storm beating through
che smoke clouds. lie had on suit of
pale pink much-rumpled pajamas, his
hair was touzled and he needed q shave
badly. His face was pale and deeply
lined. have rarely seen more for
lorn or more miserable looking object.
He stood In the door and stared steadily
out, never even glancing at me. Then
suddenly he lifted up his tenor voice
and sang;
Hall smiling morn
That tips the hills with gold
THAT was ALL but II was better than
. cocktail. ! burst out laughing and
Jumped out of bed. ready for anything
Horrors, "a Tragedy Maybei
That scene in Mice and Men" where
Mark Embury levels a murderous-looh-
ing pistol at poor Peggy and tries her
courage by having hSr count ''one. two.
three while he pulls the trigger cries
the footlights OF the Garrick and get
OF course, he tells her the WEAPON
expects to hear It 30. off! But
Isn't 1t the didn't 't-know-it-was-loaded
revolver that In real life is so frequently
turning farce int,9. Int tragedy And isn't
OF accident" happening here? And any
way. doesn't 1t set n bad example?
Maybe it's because she's so little that
Katie Barry hates TO be made much OF.
At any rate. the diminutiye slayey OF
"a Chinese Honeymoon fights on social
attentions as she would the plague. She
greatly enjoys CONFIDENTIAL chats with
carpenter tell how his family has grown
from a mere nothing to proportions
which necessitate his moving TO larger
house, but when 1t comes to being enter
lQlnpH
Barry wiggles her head and puts her
foot down with all the emphasis her sixs
will permit. To escape well-meaning
sneaked out the other ways, one night.
for instance, taking her departure by.
way OF the cafe. But she was caught
and his wife-yes, reaiiy!-who had tried
on XarionH Occasions to snare her into