Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

NEW THEATER RUMoRS.-Miss H.
Winnifred DE Witt. VINO for thirteen
years successfully managed Chases Po-
lite VauoevIle 1neaIer IN TINS ci,y, an
nounces that she has severed ner connec-
ton with the b. +. keiCn TheaIer, for
merly Chase $, 10 accept a mole lucrative
offer. Sine Wall not assume ner new du-
ties until January 1.
Whetner MISS DE Witt Is to sever her
connection ent4reiy with amusement en-
terpriseS IN w asnAngton Is no. s.s1.ou. \
rumor 10 the eiiecI mat r. IS. chase will
return TO w asnine ION as a uace..rica.
manager cOulu not De verired. Inns III
NOR mas arisen largely I4o the ud.id4 ng
permit oDtitIueo by Inc w asnine ION New
Theater ComYany, In conneLuon with
what Is nov AnOwn as Tine .dysIery Cor
ner at lotn anu r..
Miss DE wiz uoes not feel at liberty to
discuss ner future employment AT the
present time. Inc asn.4l.,on repre-
senIatlveS or the New 1Aeater Somuany
say pos-useiy that Mr. Lnase mas made
no appncauon Tor a lease OIL Inc prop
erty.
OF GOOD NATIONALITY.-A friend of
Miss Elsie Ferguson in England, whom
she was visiting, mas had for some years
u chinese tacIotum named Lee Gum. Men
OF his race are so rare in England that
Lee is curiosity there When she left
England Miss Ferguson laughIngly tried
10 cdJoie Lee Gum 10 come to the United
Sta,es anu PRESIDE over her kitchen, put
lie MOu4unt GO it,
When tne actress was about to sail for
nome, now.ve4, he pressed a my SERIOUS
mIsSiVe upon ner anu SAD succInctly:
on want COOK In Ame.ika. ahe this
10 Chinese laundry. They NIX YOU"
On Teacnlne New York the ac1ress sent
- h
trans.dted the document Then sne Sent
II 10 the nearest Cninese laundry, and
SharHe Moy, COOK WITH unlimited gas
uohomic taient. was the result
MISS rers uSon sui mas the note Lee
Gum gave her. 1t reads:
II am writing TO my good friends and
native people. The lady wants a cook
at reasonable Waaes. / have known the
party tor some time. She is awful nice,
good natured and. as my countrymen wall
know, OF good nationality.
(s.gned) LEE GUM"
THRILLING ENCOUNTERED Beg
ley, now playing Jimmy Wellington in
Excuse Me-" started out COWBOY
ing when a young man. and his first
few weeks on the ranch was one sue
cession after another of practical Jokes
on the youngster.
he was told OF the terrible battles
the ranchmen were continually having
with the bloodthtrsty redskins and
was given strict instructions to be con-
tinually on the watch.
One day. after having been In the
saddle for nearly thirty hours, he laid
down on the plains for a short rest.
He fell asleep and dreamed he was
lighting an entire tribe of Savages.
One gigantic aborigine seized him by
the throat and threw him fat on his
back. He could feel the monster 6
hot breath in his face. His peril SEEM
ed deadly. But he awoke to find-only
his horse affectionately licking his
face.
Il was fghting Indians" said Begley
"and was licked by me horse"
A FISH STORY.-Oliver Morosco is a
surf fisherman and angles at night
Une night not long ago, as he made
ais cast on the beach IN front of his
home, he saw another beach resident
taught in semi-alcoholic undertow,
peacefully asleep on the sand Though
in this exclusive section drunk is a s rare
rs a whale-Morosco was humane. He
lid not disturb the mans slumber. Sud
senly a savage tug bent his pole Ike
willow wand. The fish. a bass, was
-eelsd in rapidly. and as II came flap
ping and struggling from the water was
Ihisked violently across the sleepers
lace. The man awoke startled, and with
a series of yells bore OF in the darkness.
Three weeks later Morosco was stopped
On Broadway, Los Angeles. by the fellow.
sobered, haggard and wan. MIR. Mo-
Fosco." he said. "a terrible thing hap
pened to me down near your neighbor-
hood. and I've sworn of forever. My
doctor tells me l had just the worst
the world. l thought l was being bit
Kicked and choked to death by a fish"