Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18

rN a further wistful effort to prove
that We. are worthy of trial as a
subtle little manufacturer Of dainty
II anecdotes concerning celebrities OF
the stage, we respectfully submit
another little batch, substantially as fol-
lows:
chronicle a remarkable scientific achieve
ment by famous stage figurante. Miss
Frixie Bighandza (born O'Halloran), who,
by reason of her engaging and winsome
plumpness, is known as the Waddling
VestaI Of Vaudeville. has announced to
the expectant world of science her dis
covery and development. after prolonged
and arduous grating experiments. of a
plant which she has christened the talk
ing money plant.
Miss Bighandza, who became keenly in
terested in plant life after having become
acquainted with several wealthy stock
holders of the famous Plant system In
Florida, has, like Luther Burbank, her
noted California colleague In grating ex-
addressed her scientific
energies solely to the task of developing
the more useful species OF plants.
handza, in order to place herself thor
oughly en- rapport with her study. and
at the same time to deliver a staggering
blow at the lobster monopoly and the
hot bird trust, became q vegetarian AL
ways an open and firm believer in the
dormant, unexpressed intelligence of the
higher forms of vegetables. Miss Big
handza was from the beginning impressed
with the potentiality Of kale. She had
,nl. p1,n cof6
that kale spoke a language of it's own,
and she determined to graft kale that
would converse in tones which, while
sweet and sibilant, would at the same
time be perfectly audible and translat-
a BILE into any modern tongue. Miss Big
handza.s indefatigable labors in this di-
rection at length have been crowned with
success
The entire front yard of her renaissance
chateau at Kophurst is planted with a
waving emerad patch Of the kind of kale
which she has named the Talking Money
Plant scientifically known as Chinnih-
Gus Currencius), and Miss BighandZa as
serts that, when the wandering little
Zephyrlets from the southland breathe
upon this singularly astute kale she can
hear, with the aid of a delicately ad-
justed ear trumpet which she has con-
trived for the purpose, each and every
plant murmur, Aeolian-wise, the mystical
words. blow me! Blow me-! an fnvi-
CdClOn 10 WHICH,, IL Is iccuicoS " Ss1yS
Miss Bighandza firmly declines to yield,
for her pecuniary prudence has become
almost a prOverb.
@ Who now shall say that the women
of the stage are not capable of exhibit
ing the most exalted forms Of abnega-
ton and self-sacrifce?
Upon the highest authority 1t is an
nounced that Miss Jivian Whackburn.
the statuesQue young woman OF the
chorus, who during her thirty-seven
,ears in 1.-The front line has steadfastly
refused to utter one word. much less
line. in connection with any Of the many
in which she has appeared
we have it upon the most reliable author-
|ty: we say, that Miss Whackburn soon
will contract. voluntarily, that dread
plague of the continent Of Africa, the
sleeping disease.
Recently Miss Whackburn placed her-
self in communication with DR.. Koch. the
renowned German scientist, who for some
time has been investigating the sinister
which was named the sleeping
disease by the natives who became it's
victims. and at the close Of the present
theatrical season Miss Whackburn. In
order to give the celebrated DR.. Koch an
opportunity to study the effects of the
disease upon a white person, will go to
The Konso country, in Africa, near the