The Washington herald., 1914-12-17
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. O. M'INTYRE.


New York. Dec. 16.-Theodore Mitch
ell. former dramatic editor Of the Gin
Cinnati Enquirer and for the past year
press agent for Oliver MOrosco. has re-
signed TO manage a show on tour. Sew
eral New York newspapers announced
his resignation in their theatrical col
umns
Within a week GO applications were
received for the job. one letter came
from a small town in Indiana. 1t said:
Sir: l will be your press agent cheap.
I work on the paper here. Ran down
the Skiles murder. Send me SIS and will
come at once"
Another letter read; Kind friend: 1
am social item gatherer and depot re-
porter for the Weekly Argus and
know I could please the public by writ
ing pieces for the paper about your
shows I am - and unwedded. Loving
ly. Sylvia -.
caused genuine regret among theatrical
folk along the RiaIto. George g Tyler.
the managing director. is one Of the
bravest producers Of his day.
He has told his intimate friends that
he has no regrets. The plays he pro-
duCed he believed in and worked for
them with all his might.
He backed his own judgment with his
own money and that Of his associates.
The Lieblers have never been clearing
house for angels and Tyler has never
traded in dirty coin or shady reputa-
tiOns. He has tried to make money
with all his plays and never pulled that
old gag Of being in the game for art 5
sake. Yet he is a real theatrical artist.
The Lieblers were a quarter OF a mill
lion ahead Of the game when the sea-
son opened. They planned the biggest
productions of their career and then
Kaiser Bill and King Jawge started their
little argument.
Mayor Mitchell has given the police
carte blanche in using their clubs on
the heads Of our rouCh-necEed gang
sters. 1t will be beating solid bone but
then our police need exercise. The ad-
vice is to Use Your club at the first hat
of a gangster's eyelash. and il he comes
up for more shoot and shoot to kill.
The late Mavor GaynOr. who knew
how 10 Keep the police in their proper
place in respecting the rights Of Citi-
zens. practically abolished the club 1t
used to be that If man spoke to a
policeman and his voice was not pitched
to the policemans liking the latter
would beat a rat-a-tat-tat on said Cti-
zen's dome.
Beating up maudlin drunks and de-
fcnseleSs old men were the chief out
door sports. but Gaynor put his foot
down on this practice so hard that it
was checked like magic and the public
applauded so loud thrat other mayors
were afraid to lift the ban on clubs.
On the other hand. the gan-ster-the
product OF the pool halls and corner
salOons-are trying to rule the city
Some twenty-eiCht murders have taken
place in the last four months and most
Of them have been gang murders.
Walter Lippmann. one of the editors
OF the New Republic. was invited out
the other morning nv a friend to eat a
'1eisurely breakfast" He ordered a sloc
gin rickey, snails and Philadelphia scrap
pie.
Some theatrical managers are unusu-
ally candid. The Strand Theater can be
placed in this class. II presents "Frad-
kin. the noted Russian violinist. Third
and last week by request"
And speaking of musicians, Several II
the downtown hotels have engaged pi-
anists and violinsts who were formerly
engaged in concert work at $IjO 10 $40
a week at $50 and 50 a week on account
OF the of season. All Of them are play
Ing under assumed names.