The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26

sponge CAKE ana cup OF cocoa neaVy.
jowled men whose midday refreshments
had been distilled from Juniper; sleek
youths with new rendering Of Ham
let in their pockets the success, the
fortunes, the hopes, the disappoint-
ments Of each chained his tongue and
directed his eyes to that man or WON
an alone who had the patience and the
None paid attention to Evelyn, or ,as
much as remarked her presence in the
somber light. Even little Duleie Holmes
passed her by unnotieed; and as for the
melancholy Lucy Grey, she was too full
Of her, own troubles so much as to think
Of anyone ease's. 81 wish wers
and this was as much as to say, 81
have no part in the new play, and God
knows how i shall pay Tor my lodg-
ing !"
straining herself from declaring her
i ase e ns T s ss e hss
aid and, perhaps, the vain desire to be
discovered more worhily by. that great
man, Mr.. Charles lizard Aware that
she was waiting there as the humblest
supphant for the theater s favors, she
perceived presently that the iron door
between stage and auditorium stood
q stage box and there waited in bet
ter security. One by one now the
stars entered the theater and took
up their positions upon the dim1y light
ed stage. A chatter Of conversation
arese, amidst which the stage managers
voice could be heard in heated argu-
cut. All waited for the great man;
and when he appeared hush fell as
tho upon q transformation scene in a.
country pantemime. Lo, he had come
fresh from long cigar and bottle
of what he called tsnoots meaning
the excellent wine of Burgundy known
as Nints What hustle, what activity
upon the part of the underlings now
How busy the principals appear to bet
How white in the gloom are the faces
of the girls, who lately spoke Of for.
tune and furs and furore of applausea
The new play was also new en-
tertainment. 1t appeared to Evelyn to
comedy scene in each act, introduced
for the sole purpose Of exploiting a
lady who could initiate wild animals
That it might succeed in an age which
has almost forgotten the bombastie Of
the ancient drama, and cares not a
straw what an entertainment may be
called so long as it is amusing and pro
/. vokes rythmieal nodding Of heads,
was verv probable. Mr.. lizard, at least,
had few doubts about the success Of
it.; and yet he could have wished it
otherwise. They ask me to elevate
: the people," he would remark in con-
faeltiaI moments-xhy sir h the pe %
up in elevators. I'm here to run a
theater, not Tower of Babel, and
that 3 SO. Just walk round to some
Of these fine-mouthed folk and ask them
what they viii pay down in dollars
for the good Of humanity and the Brit
ish stage. il you can buy a 10-cent
collar with the proceeds OF that hat
r. No, sir, the world's too tired to
think. Give 'em great actress and
they don Y have to think. That IS what
I'm looking for, like man who's
dropped fhousand-d dollar scarfpin on
the beach at Atlantic City. Since Eta
Romney walked out-but what's tho
good Of talking about thatf When she
comes back Tn begin to think about
the peoples good health again. Sir,
she made the rest Of them look like
80 cents, and that 3 gospel truth
The confession would end with 9
sigh and new application to the busi-
ness Of tragic buriesque- comedy: Smart
ing from the pink, lash Of hah-psnny
evening paper, which had, in lead
ing article that afternoon, cast tall
cized reflections upon the porcine
Paladius Of the peoples palaces, tho
great man was In no very pleasant
!. mood; and this he made manifest df
rectly rehearsal began. Scarcely "a
dozen lines had been repeated before
Old stock actor sulking at public
house round the corner. Ladies at
twenty-three shi1lngs week heard
themselves addressed In terms which
implied their fitness for the position Of
dummies in a side-show. The stage