The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
NOM HE'S NAUGHT
But A WAITER
Aubrey Moore, After Blowing Thirty
Thousand on Wine, Now Serves
1t to Others.

NEW YORK SpeciaI.-"Come on
you little dysy! Wen go to some-er
what d'you call EN-? All, yes
some lobster palace. Tonight Pm-let's
Wine, L believe. All, yes, just so. And
you want u century? oh, 1 see! Twen-
ty quid, Ell? Awfly funny language.
yours. But here's the oof."
That was what Aubrey Moore said
TO many chorus girl in Broadway
three years ago when he was Just
over from England and had his roll. ."
But now it's far different. The roll"
is gone and Aubrey is not as popular
along Broadway as he was.
The difference is shown in this way:
An electric buZzer buzzes. There comes
cry of 'front.'" Then, AUBREY. 90
see what the party in number blank
ety-N wants"
Up many flights of stairs runs Au-
prey He knocks on the door num-
bered blankety-X and when he hears
the old familiar grunt Of Come in -
he deferentialIy says, Did YOU ring
SIR? \ pitcher of ice water sir? Yes.
SIR Then down the stairs runs Au-
brey- He gets ice water and once
more, up the forty-seven flights OF
stairs he goes.
Here is the ice water, sir. oh,
thank you, sir, thank you" Then Au-
nre|- II the tip has been large one.
goes lightly back to his bench. where
he waits another call of 'FRONT.'
III is big jump from being a Broad
way sport" with a pockest1ul of
money to lend friends to be working
as humble bellboy in the Hotel Fred
erick, on West Fifty-sixth Street Rut
that is the descent taken bv Aubrey.
Moore, young Englishman of good
FAMILY, within eight months after he
AN IN New York with about $3O,-
GOO in his pockets.
Aubrey Moore is a rranSlSon of
Thomas Moore, of Glasgow. a shoe
manufactures, who died a few years
ago and left several millions of dol
lars TO be divided among his three
sons. one of these Sons was Robert
+. Moore, Aubrey's fa1her. When
Robert died Aubrey came in for some
of The money.
Three years ago Aubrey, then eigh-
teen years old, decided he wished To
see what the Great White NVaV looked
IKE. he persuaded his brother Ralph
and a friend, Robert McKinop. to ac-
company him. The three landed in
New YORK at the most onportune mo-
meht Tor them 10 get rid of loose
change.
The Merry Widow" was at the
height OF its successful run. and the
three younS. Englishnlen got the craze
Ihey got IT so bad than when SOU
Venlr hats were distributed TO an an
dlence each youth got one. and after
ulHinS wen paraded broadway in the
.headgear.
That prank brought sd much no.
torlety to them that relatives in Eng
land heard of it, and peremptorv or
derS were cabled to them to come
nome at once. McKillop end Ralph
Moore obeyed the summons, but there
was still some OF the $4,000 left. the
lights OF Broadway still twinkled. and
Aubrey remained The l-olIickine
times continued just as long as the
money lasted. When it was zone the
merry friends vanished.
II was up to- AubEey Moore to get
job. He did. He was appeinted q
special inspector in the Street Clean
ing Department. Just how hong ne
held that position ne would not saw
last night in the hotel. Nor would
ne say what his thoughts were when
OUT IN the middle OF Broadway watch
ing MS men sweep the street, he saw
former friends of the chorus pass. with
chances not for him, but for someone
else who was as liberal as he had been
IN ms palm room days.
when in the Department of Street
Cleaning he married. The name of
the bride is kept secret by him. Soon
after marriage he lost his city lob and
TOOK the only one that orTered-the
oelIooT's position, where he now is.