Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06

bunch OF stories The show is due here next
week; so | must hustle.
She is just the person YOU want" affirmed
the clerk; but be awfully careful how you
talk to her
"Why?"
Because she is terror on temperance and
all that sort of thing. She is very easily
shocked Last week a theatrical manager
who stopped here went bit wide, and she
hasn't got it yet. She is out here for her
health-lungs affected, you know. She has a
married sister who is considered a crank,
president of a lot of local female societies for
the prevention of almost everything Always
holding meetings and kicking up about
something SO You must be careful what YOU
say. She thinks all the theaters in the country
should be closed up
Thanks for the tip said the Snowman.
III be very careful
For a man who had professed his intention
to be careful, the press agent pursued a most
singular course. After walking up and down
the hotel lobby for half an hour with his head
sunk in thought upon his chest, he seated him
self at the prim stenographers side and die
tated a series of superlatively salacious notices
anent his attraction, that made his nearer
blush red to the tips of her ears. Frequently
he used such phrases as:
e 1t is a show that particularly appeals to
the bald headed row. -" lust the sort of
spicy entertainment that makes old FOUNDERS
sit up and grow pop eyed. =" Every girl in
the chorus wear tights, and does. =" The
lines are raCy, and the situations-well, they
are within the law; but they are not we'll
within the law" 1t has been necessary to
eliminate the sensational Kangaroo Dance in
some States where the laws are still tinged
with blue; but the management promises to
lift the lid and 60 the limit in live town like
Denver, which has not yet come under control
of the milk and water reformers'-" 1t is not
a performance for babes in arms, or middle
aged Spinsters, as she translated this state
ment to her notebook, the stenographer trem-
bed" the former could not understand it and
the latter would be frightfully shocked. -
During the course OF the performance, twenty
four quarts of real champagne drunk upon
the stage. The wine livens things up. In
Denver forty quarts will be consumed
On completing his dictation the press agent
remarked flippantly, Now, finish that up in
a hurry, girlv and then we'll have bite of
lunch together
won't have lunch together t shall leave YOUR
work at the desk. Good day. sirl''
In due time the press notices were delivered
at the desk and received by the press agent,
who read them with humorous expires
sion lowering between the corners of his ewes
and mouth.
Did You say that your stenographer's sis
ter is an anti-everything: asked the publicity
promoter of the hotel clerk
The latter nodded affirmative.
And influential
my boy she holds the organized female
sentiment of this city between her forefnger
and thumb
And the two sisters are close friends?"
AS boards in a floor"
Fine for my plot said the press agent
If dor stir up business in this town, am
willing unaSSlsted to maSticate nv own cha
peau. Where can find a large waste basket"
Over there in the writing room"
Thanks, said the publicity promoter He
walked to the writing room, tore up the neatly
folded press notices which the stenographer
had typewritten and tossed them into the
basket Then he hired carriage and took
long drive round the town. When he returned
about SIX o'clock in the evening there was a
group OF newspaper men awaiting him.
Whats this we hear about Your show"
they asked in chorus.
Il don't know" said the press agent; but
presume You have heard it is the greatest in
the world"
NO joking" said the reporters This is
serious. Do you know there is an organized
movement afoot to keep you out of town. A
number of the leading women's clubs sent out
a hurry call late this afternoon, held a big
meeting, and have framed up a resolution,
which they will present to the Mayor to-
morrow requesting him to close You up on the
ground that You are giving a performance
detrimental to public policy, public morals,
public decency, and several other things"
Are you folks in earnest"
Why, of course we are