Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13

/, .lse,,lly. though. Tm good deal IKE
Violet: seem possessed With de-
sirertu help our forlorn little Professor
Flopsie"
Hes u cute enough little man."
agreed WnllinSford. but l don't see q
chance for IL novelty high brow dance.
They've had freak wrigglers from all
over the globe"
There's one country they haven't
come from yet" advised Blackie. II
haven't seen any sacred dancers from
Lhasa."
LA who?" demanded Violet Bonnie,
slipping from the arm to the seat OF
her chair and leaning forward With -
ger interest
(, "Ilhasa. the big noise town Of Tibet.
you know. Mostly religion and dirt.
from what ] read about it. Lhaa, the
sacred dancer from Lhasa. That
sounds bad. guess. Ell? There's Just
two places they'd eat that np-at q
pumpkin circuit county fair or some
place near FoFty.second street and
Main Stem"
'ATibet," unused Wallingford Seems
to me I've heard Of that place. but
know never worked It Where 10 itf'
Its some place on the other map"
replied Blackie. Nobody knows any
thing about It. No white man ever got
away from there alive. 20 We can do
| whatever we please. They have long
haired goats. I know that much. and
the people are 80 mud ugly they have
| to wear binders to keep from seeing
each other"
"What . chance that gives Melissa!'
said Violet With earnest enthusiasm.
'Ill work up the turns for her myself.
The Dance Of the Sacred Goat! That
ought to be easy for her. She looks
the part. and all she'd have to do
would be to hop. and she does that
swell. We could even buy up lot Of
goats and introduce 'em into the scene.
| With mob Of supers to be the high
[ priests and such things. Go to some
good costumef and have him work up
q lot of correct historical costumes,
only fancy. and get good electrician
to figure out . lot Of light effects. Then
gse ~ q good press agent, and we're
all 20 the merry"
wallingford shook his head "rm
afraid Of Il" he objected ''You might
all q few matinees, but there aren't
enough freak hunters. even In New
York, 10 keep her hopping very long.
They wouldn't even give her the price
in vaudeville. for while vaudeville Is
full Of bunk. they're particular about
what kind Of bunk 1t II. and the Mon
day afternoon tryout would be about
all that the Dance of the Sacred Goat
would pull.'
= II don't see why was ever bornr'
walled Violet. II hate trouble. It's
such a bother!''
Then there's only one thing left. -
asserted Blackie, who was bound to
remain cheerful. though the heavens
fall. We'll have to make her the plot
Of musical comedy. Lhaa. the sacred
dancer of Lhasa. in THE Lamn's
Goat guess you couldn't hurn mp
the billboards with that. and good.
nervous press agent could have the
time Of his sweet young life"
"Blaclie. on the level. you're the only
husband ever really loved::' avowed
Violet fondly. 1.-THE others only had
money, but you've got brains. You've
Fixed 1t all up for us. The musical
comedy goes. Jimmy. you say yor
amt going to do anything for the next
ok months. and II you don't. It's d
cinch that Blackie won't. So You car
both just pitch In and impresario Ne
lissa Trip till you're black in the face
The only trouble see il in getting 9
theater for her"
"Why, vi. you have two theaters.'
protested Mrs. Wallingford.
"Help!" shouted Violet. lyon DOM
suppose I'd put hoodoo on one of NJ,
own places, do you? They're both do
ing q good business. and I'm like al
the other theater owners the NOR,
money I'm making the more scared
lam"
} 'Why MOI the hoodooed Avon?" sug
! gested WaIlingford to Blackie with /.
smile.
1.-The Avonr' exclaimed Violet Bon
ME. well here's where good ole
Dan Sickels gets fresh starti In
stout for Dan and for the Avon, ant
I think It will be q mascot for %
Blackie. you hunt up Dicky Dolger. VIII
wrote the buck Of The Pink Canary.
and I'll get him right 30 work o. ,
} libretto for The LAma's Goat Me
} lissa won't have any soubrette part
} Well get real one for that. Melissa
will just come on at 1915 and have II
over and 60 home In her automobile
Then you hunt up ricketts, johnson
who wrote the music for the Canary
piece. and I'll set him to work ON th,
score. Poor devils! Neither Dicky mol
, Ricketts, have ever come back since ant
maybe this is their CHANGER
Maybe the picking isn't 30 good
! observed Blackie. It's cinch tina
Dicky Dolger stole The Pink Canary
from The Yellow Bird"
"He didn't" denied Violet Bonnie in
stantly. "Dicky was a friend Of mine
: He only adapted It II Dicky's any
: thing Ike be used TO be can lock hin
up In . room with q bunch OF ak
T Nbrettos and case Of red eye an,
, have the book In week. IL we ca,
1 put detectives after Kickets .Iohnsol
!; r. Keep anybody from slipping hiu
, dope money TIL he's through with tut
4 job can have the score in month
Any good music publishing house vii
}. hand ID young song writer to dasI
}: of the lyrics. Allow another montl
4 for rehearsals. scenery. costumes an,