The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
SEARCH OF HERBTE ADAIR
FOR A FIRM COMPLEXION
Plaster Supermposed on His Smile Sets After While,
and Neither Will Come Off With
Ordinary Wear and Tear.

wars. A letter has just come to Broad
way from Mi Vaughan. written in that
contiu'ntally distributed town called DE
lctcd," from which ono learns that In adj
diton to being a playwright Mr. Mau-
gham--or old Doc Vaughan a. Broad
way doubtless will call him from this on
also IL an VI. II. and now an army person.
lie was writing a play at Capri. SAYS
Mr.. Vaughan when the ructions started.
Wherefore he remembered his medical
degree and went with the British army as
a surgeon.
A learnedly thin faced parsonage came
out OF tho stage door OF tho Metropolitan
Opera House Mt the luncheon hour all
wrapped up In a copy OF hts favorite book
by his favorite author. The Soul Of
Paris" by viii O.. tstandng for GattD
Guard.
At the Broadway curb Mr. Guard looked
up from his own absorbing art long
enough to see two long trucks pass by.
each truck containing "A brand new gleam-
ing six cylinder automobile wrapped in
protective handages OF hurlap
Can YOU beat these chorus girl dames!'
cried Mr. Guard dropping into English
for the moment as he gazed AZ The new
automobiles being lightercd by aboard the
wagons. Here its still the holiday sea-
son and already they're beginning TO hock
lnclr 'NIlSlUldS pIcScNlF
GUY nor Belasco surely should have no
kick coming So far as business conditions
are affecting his own enterprises never
thcless the GUY nor Is rotrenching.
For years. as stage folk know. IL has
been his habit at rehearsals promptly to
reward any actor whose work pleases him
by shaking the rehearsee's hand warmly
and leaving in the proud performers
palm one OF tho bright new Twenty-Five
cent pieces which the Guv'nor brings -
rehearsals In pocket that clinks and
bulges
But at reheal sal OF Mlss Frances
Starts new play. "Ntarie-Odile." last week
even the best Miss Starr got was "A hearty
handshake and a dime. Spne got nickels.
SAY what ANYBODY may. there's no de-
nying that generosity simply oozes from
the double page advertisement in a the
atrical weekly wherein Miss Eva Tanguay
announced her appearance at trc Palace
last week The geneI osity did not consist
In buying q doubl" page 80 much as II ala
IN a simple announcement IN block type
which ran:
81 Rank Only One Act Above Myself
That Ia Nine Sarah Bernhard"
Here IL but another example OF the
Oft repeated assertion that these eminent
| folks or the stage are the most generous
great artists alive In what other art
! or profession do We find on, astounding
artistic Offering tho art Of rival over
the counter As something just as good
and even a dcrued sight better?
| Fears were expressed early last week
! all along broadway fI'um the Battery to
Yonkers and beyond that a general busi-
! ness depression ia the plain and fancy
sousc manufacturing industry. perhaps
even a panic on the sober side Of all
/ broadway bars would set in by January
because OF the cumulative swearof res
olutions that steadily pilod up all week
At the cocktail hour on Saturday, how
ever. nqurerS who held their places In
the lines until they had finally worked
up to a good place AZ the bar learned
on the authority OF barkeeps themselves
that enough OF Broadways younger
drinking set were still specializing in wei
goods futures and presents to pay the
electric light bills AT least
The only real financial danag" done
by the New Years celebration along
broadway. I'm fact. waa the temporary
disablement OF the fdurgrcens and cspe
Cially Of the putting greens OF the Forty,
second Street Country Clubs golf links
The clubs noted Scotch professional
Sandy Dingwal was busy a great part
Of Friday and Saturday removing horns
and glasses and damp spots from The
fourth green al the Hermitage and from
the NTH tee At Shanley's and having al
the truck dumped onto the bunkers ir
front of Churchilrs and Jacks.
All along the extremely difficult fair
green leading To tho nineteenth hole "a
the Lambs the turf was lterally-but win,
butt In ON affairs that really should b.,
aired on the sporting page