The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-20
ceolJp OF PiTTSBURG MILLION
AIRES SCARE THE PRETTY
soNGsTREss BADLY.
Che nrouses Great Enthusiasm at Club
D;nner-Has Hard Time in
Making Escape.


of w. e. Corey to tell what he knows
of the dinner given in honor OF Anna
Held by Pittsburg's group of million
ARE steelmen. unless the Pittsburgers
let up on him in his present divorce
scandal, is not causing the sensation
that Corey evidently thought it would,
for tne reason that it has been tod
so often here that it is an old story.
The name of Anna Held is never men
toned in Pittsburg, however, without
bringing to mind the week Of Christ
mas, 1896, and the famous dinner.
Evans ana Hoey appeared at the
Grand opera house in The Parlor
Match" and along with them came
Miss Held, milk bath and all.
Harry Davis manager of the theater,
conceived the idea that it would help
the show and incidentally the poor of
the city if Miss Held would go out
on Christmas day and sing for the
benefit of the poor. All the prominent
clubs of the city were visited and
when the Duquesne was reached the
embryo Monte Christie were there IN
fore.
Wont You Come and Play Wiz
Me-" sang the demure Anna and the
most took the roof from the building.
1t was with difficulty that Miss Held
was rescued, so anxious were the mil
lionaires to indulge in the game what
ever it might be, that she proposed.
Wanted to Learn Game.
One glance at the pretty little French
woman at close range was what start
ed all the trouble. So it was arranged
that Miss Held should come to the
Torrance on the following night and
tell the milliOnaires more about the
game that she had proposed they play.
H c. Prick made the arrangements
and most of the club members, which
Included all the swells of Pittsburg,
We're present. Miss Held was to re-
ceive $500 for her appearance in the
club
The members assembled early and
by the time Miss Held arrived there
was much hilarity as a result of the
frequent corks that had been extract
ed from long-necked bottles Miss
Held was accompanied to the club by
Florence Ziegfeld. her manager, and
the press agent of the theater.
Usually in the tneater when Miss
Held sang her Play With Me" song
she directed all her gestures to the
fellow who plays the boss fiddle. but
on this occasion there was no orches-
ira and consequently no bass fiddler.
She just had to pick out some one.
and as she cast her pretty orbs around
the room when she began the song,
they alighted upon handsome and be-
nign-l looking gentleman with a silken
beard. It was Henry c. Frick. Her
leaned over the edge Of the improvised
stage. Her loose hair fell all over
her forehead, her rosebud lips parted.
displaying her pearly teeth, and then
''Oh, won't you come and play wiz
me?"
Henry Prick Bushes.
Mr.. Prick, in his embarrassment.
blushed to the roots of his hair.
An play wiz me, an play wiz me?"
BY this time she was directing the
appeal to everybody in the room.
"Oh. won't you come an play wiz
me, all the day long,"
yell like that emitted by a band
Of Commanche Indians On the war
path filled the room. It came from a
hundred different threats.
"Will We! I guess we will! In
minutei
Half the tables in the room and