Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

The house in question is one OF a row
of two-story frames that have recently
been rented to minor theatrical sup
pliers such as shoemakers, electricians
agents and property makers. The house
has been done over completely, given a
coat Of spotless white paint and the
whole front has been covered with
green trellls. In addition to this there
Is the fence such as one might expect
TO see In a country village; and there
are also the brilliant green window
boxes in which luxuriant geraniums are
blooming The rural atmosphere Of the
house and its little patch of front gar
den seem seriously out Of place in the
most urbanlilke corner Of this New
York town.
VIII Build a Church
Failing in her efforts to coax $4,000
subscriptions from her friends for the
erection of new church at Roslyn
Long Island, Mrs. Clarence Mackay has
notified the vestry of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal church that she will bear the
entire expense herself, devoting $780,
600 to that purpose. The $4,000 she sue
ceeded In collecting from her friends
she will turn over for the purpose Of
erecting an altar. The new church will
be memorial to Mrs. Mackay's mother,
Mrs. Katherine Duer. A parish house
being built by Mrs. Mackay i'm memory
of her father is nearing completion.
This is costing her $25,000 DIR. Peter
ID. Leys, the aged Scotchman whom
Mrs. Mackay defeated for school trustee
last August, when he heard of Mrs
Mackay's latest plan for the benefit of
Roslyn, said: "Of course I'm a Pres
byterian, but I wish there were more
church people like Mrs Mackay, even
though they had to be Episcopalians."
Lodging House Pathos
It's a queer sort of day when New
Yorks lodging houses do not or cannot
furnish a bit of pathos For instance,
Leonard erase, 20 years old, who had
little to live for after his wife died
some months ago, was found dead in a
place on the Bowery After his life's
partner went away It was the booze
route for the old fellow, and he paid
UP like man. There are all sorts Of
men who sleep in the place where erase
died. A bed costs fifteen cents a night.
While the police were going away
with the body a poor fellow in one Of
the beds (consumptive) was coughing
violently. You stop that hacking"
said another of the dodgers. Don't you
know mans dead in the house?"
Sure know it," replied the consump-
tive, land know this, too. That chap
would like to be coughing in my place."
Then the police passed out with the
corpse and the consumptive went OH
coughing.
Cabby Fools Prophets
Threatened men live long. This law
applies to cabmen. When bicycles and
the autos flooded the land the prophets
doomed cabby, but somehow he bobs
up as serenely as ever. Which only
goes to show that there are very good
reasons why a prophet is not without
honor save in his own country. Go up
to Forty-second street and Broadway
some night when the cabs are thick
about there, and you will see in a
minute that the horseless carriage is
as yet only gasping for breath in COM
petition with the old vehicles for traf-
fic. 1t is not so very difficult to un-
derstand that. The chief argument for
the electric hanson has been that its
service Is smoother and quicker than
the old hanson. To compete with this
the liverymen simply bought better
breed of nags and better springs-and
there you are.
PIaywrights' Honors
Now that the theatrical season is on
the wane the question naturally arises
as to what playwrights are due the
honors for producing new and meritor-
ious plays. The number of plays of
American authorship produced in New
York between September 1, 1906, and
May /, 1906, was thirty-six. The lead
| ing writer's represented are Augustus
Thomas and George AIDE, each with
| two dramas, and Clyde Fitch, David
Belasco, Charles Klein. Edward Milton
Royle, Rupert Hughes, Edward Peple.
Charming Pollock, Henry Blossom and
Edward r. Rose, each with one play.
There have figured nearly twice as
many writer's less known. On the
other hand, foreign authors contribute
| twenty-nine new plays-George Ber-
nard Shaw and James M. Barrie offer
| ing three each and Maurice Maeter-
linck, Lavedan, Paul Hervieu, Hall
Caine. Alfred Capus and Alfred Sutro
one each.
THE GOTHAMITE