The Washington herald., 1911-12-10

center of the hall cried, Haiti? The
army came to a standstill. -
The insurgent ranks stood fast" said
the poet.
''HaltT' said La Toilette"
"out blazed the oratory blast" con-
tinued the man with the poem.
Fire" said La Toilette"
Thereupon the army drew its trusty
megaphones and speeches were heard IN
all directions. The recital continued:
1t shivered the tariff. It punctured the
trusts;
And all that had been it gIoriously cussed.
Then Barbara leaned out on her window
And shook her banner with a royal will.
The Flag and the Old Gray Head.
From the balcony came a piping. plead
ing voice:
Shoot If you must the old gray head,
But spare your party's flag,
She said" added the poet writer on
the floor. 30 as to make the rhyme and
the picture complete The GridIron Club
looks after every detail. you see. The
next lines were quite pathetic:
A look Of sadness, a real Chautauqua
Comes over the leaders face with a rush.
Suiting the action to the words. La
Toilette" literally swabbed his face with
red powder. who puts no dent in yon
gray head, is out OF the push. Stay here"'
he said.
A Moral and n Peroration.
Then came the solemn moral:
All year long with pen and speech,
Those Insurgents labored their lesson to
teach,
And all year long poor Barbara's friends
Have fought the fight that never ends.
The lights went out and the army dis
appeared. Now for the thrilling perora-
ton:
The party flags may come and go,
The Nation lives and fears no foe;
Its own flag flies full and free
FOR every party, and for you and me.
At the reference to the flag, the spot
light fell full upon the American emblem.
evoking long and loud applause. The en-
tire act was given with great spirit, and
its participants were heartily congratu-
lated, when, having divested themselves
Of their costumes and resumed their nor
NAL attire. they returned to their places
at the banquet table.
"FAUST'' IN MODERN STYLE.
Very elaborate, but executed with re-
markable skill and effectiveness, was a
parody on Faust" with costumes, music,
and all the other paraphernalia of grand
opera. There was a goodly company of
merry villagers, some with whiskers and
some without, and a ballet of charming
creatures with heavy limbs and broad
shoulders. The parody consisted of dia-
logue interspersed with songs, the ia
miliar music OF Faust" the kirmess
chorus, the laughing song. the flower
song of Seibel, and the beautiful duet
between Marguerite and Faust being
among the numbers utilized in the pro-
duction. The only real liberty taken with
the story was the introduction of Dante,
who from the center of the room thus
spoke in clever rhyme:
am the shade of Dante,
Who long ago invaded Satan's shanty,
And on the strength of certain information
Conducted a prolonged investigation.
Back to this earth, in curious unrest.
] come again-for knowledge Is my quest.
Here are the greatest minds Of all the
nation,
Here ! will start my new investigation.
I've been attracted by the agitation
Surrounding merger, trust, and corpora
And so to Wall street l have been to find
The secrets of the fate of human kind.
Where shall I CO." cried I. that 1 may
How some get rich and others poor in
Why tariffs 'gainst big deals do not avail.
While petty smugglers swiftly land in
Where shall I go to solve the mystery
deep
When beef is dear and cigarettes are
Where shall go?" I cried. Il pray you
Crash of Tin Thunder.
What did they answer inquired
President Garthe. with. breathless in
terest.
They said" replied Dante. go To-
And crash of tin thunder behind the
curtain drowned the awful word. The
story continued:
1 went. And there I found some ancient
friends.
This lady who such sprightly youth pre-
tends,
Is Marguerite Democracy so coy.
This is Progressive Faust, q valiant boy.
Stand-Pat MephistO some profess to flout,
And yet he's never wholly down and out.
At this point appeared the merry
voters-no, we mean the merry villagers.
They announced in musical fashion that
they hurried to the polls with votes in
their hands, that they were promised
everything before election and got moth
ing afterward. and the many arguments
Astounding" confused their simple minds.
Their joyful strains were interrupted by
Mephisto's sardonic remark:
Cease your rejoicing. wait until you win!
Why should you cheer It'll the returns
are in?"
Miss Democracy I'm Love.
Then Mephisto turned to Faust:
And you. Progressive Faust-what have
you done?
Yon maids affections have you fully
won?"
who? Miss Democracy" asked Faust.
Why, you turn pale!' exclaimed
Mephisto.
Next year is leap year" was Faust's
sorrowful reply. She is on my trail!'
Then came the duet between Faust and
Marguerite, Progressive Faust complain
ing that Miss Marguerite Democracy
wanted to be boss and the sweet girl
calling him all sorts OF hard names for
being ungrateful. And yet" she added.
II love to talk to you, you handsome
thing"
"Stop it," commanded Faust. You've
talked enough. Wen hear you sing"
MarEuerIte's Message.
So Marguerite warbIed in the melodious
melody OF the Flower Song In the opera
these touching words:
Here's a message to me,
In writing fine;
I don't clearly recall It,
Is IL Robert La Toilette,
Asking IL / Will be
His Valentine?
He is flirting with me,
He's always near,
He smiles out like lover
On each magazine cover.
When his features L see
I am filled with fear,
am filled, I'm filled with fear.
At this point Mephisto displayed a real