The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-09-07
NEW YORK, DAY BY DAY
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

specisi Correspondent Il The Wsshinston H.-,g
New York. Sept 6-when the story
nae nnisheo the I'VE Of us just looked
away into space. There was nothing ~
say and a Broadway cafe IA no plaee 4,
shed tears. II was the life tragedy Of
Gene Hodgkins, known TO Broadway AZ
dancer, but known 10 his intimates AZ
one Of Gods noblemen A few shor,
weeks ago they buried HodgLfns An Ion
isville, a stricken, hesrt-wounded and a.
mented hulk OF a man.
The story was told by his ben fr1an6.
friend who had stood by him IN London
and in Paris and in New York. II yEasn't
friend who had loaned him money, for
no one could do that II was one "a
whom HodgSdns cane when Il seemed
that all the world stood coldIy aloof
Gene Hodglins came from a fine south
ern family. He studied medicine, but h.
loved music more, and 30 he wrote music
mot the twaddle OF the raEtirne world
he danced In vaudeville, but he losthed
the calling.
In London he met her. She WA wall
known TO the rich boundsrS. He rnsrr5.6
her and they danced together all over
Europe. and when the war came thev
came 10 Broadway. She had an irssoib,.
temper and finally she went back 10 Fu.
rope.
Gene Hodglcins danced on. H,, "a,
light and his heart heavy. Ev.-I 80.
no would rush TO the stage door E5d
shaoe his eyes 70 look out into the dsrk-
ness He knew she would come ne 80,
a fortune for cables that were un.nTST.-
ed. And then black Thoughts. me -,
soils, opened in his mind. Once he bf,yIs5
himself out Of window; another tirne ~
| cut his throat In ST. Louis he yu-ire5 ~
manager: Father has sent for me
going home The slender cord bs6 ,,,n-
PED Gene Hodgkins was bereft OF resso,
He did go home, and there he sickens5
and died.
In the party Of I'VE was J KsB+r,,r
the writer. Said he: Gene HodF,Cint rs.
the finest fellow I ever knew" Ana 6
kaufman has studied men all over IN.
world, INC
There is man in New york w.,
knows all the intr1cacies Of the t,-r
question He has made Il study for
! manS years and has all the facts ana
hgures at his fnger-tipS His name 4,
EDWARD Henry Gift, and he Is the p-5r,.
organizer in a tsrin league.
! a group OF business men were lunchinF
al the Waldorf. Tariff discussion crowd
60 all other Weighty questions out Of the
! conversation. and Mr.. Gift who hsd
been an earnest listener. was drawn into
the talk
/ He began 10 jingle figures like a Wash
| lngton census shark and he lined IN ID,
facts go well that he fairly carried ms
auditors Of their feet In the psrtv wss
man from st Louis. After M Clift
had left he mopped his forehead and e1-
ploded: Gee, That man knows r,ors
about tarin than Carter knows about
pillsH'
| When young Will JohnEtone. the artist
wrote the lyrics for a play not lonr ago
/ he went up TO Stamford, Conn. to see
the first dress rehearsal There WA
winking song in the first act and the
leading man couldn't wink his eve So
! when he came to the part where he was
supposed to wink he put his hand I'd u
his eye and gave an imitation Of q wink
with his fingers
What is that fellow trying to do
said Johnstone 10 the stage director.
/ Hes winkinE." was the reply
We'll. he won't wink in my HttIs
show" said tombstone And. what Is
more. he didn't They got a regular
winker, and he winked for three niFhts,
and then they put the show on ice.