The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29

cier, yesterday Mashed forth. shortly
after the 3 o'cloc quitting whistle blew
at the stock Exchange. with his chin
decorated with tho new sc. OF acute
whiskers which had been n source Of
innocent argumcntative protest not only
among the immediate family and more
distant relatives Of the House Of Cow
ard. but also among the other great
iinanciers who run amuck with Eddie
every day from 10 until 3 o'clock In
Wall street.
one reason that Brownies Chop House
hasn't seen Eddie at 6 p. NJ. regularly
of late is that each day after the Stock
Exchange closed Eddie had to go straight
home and devote his time to raising the
set OF trailing arbutus he needed for
Wall streets contribution TO the Shake
speare tercentenary held yesterday.
Yearly Eddie writes and heads a Wall
street Shakespearian show. but the one
held yesterday was especially notable.
inasmuch as II confirmed the rumor
around The street hat that Shake
speare was some guy whose death ought
to be celebrated.
And as these annual events have to be
pulled on between the Stock Exchange
closing hour OF 3 2. NJ. and the ante
twilight hour for starting northward
along the underground route Eddie
Falos Coward knows that he can save
time II he wears permanent Blizabethan
chin chinchillas. thus enabling him to
jump into magenta tights and things
and therefore he completely dressed for
the semi-private performances without
pausing to slap on a set Of false whis-
kers.
The aesthetic eruption which Eddie
wrote and staged and rehearsed and
played in yesterday afternoon was
called In Stygian Shades. by Edward
Fales Coward n II all happened In
the Offices Of the Stock Exchange frm
Of J. p. Bernhard & Co. which stretch
all over the NTH floor Of the Adams sky.
scraper at 81 Broadway.
AZ Last . Reporter Enters.
Although it was fully Ave years ago
that Eddie Coward. who, together with
his wistarias. is a part Of the Bernhard
firm OF brokers, first thought that II
would be a nifty thing II everybody from
the boss 10 the newest Office boy gave a
show In the Bernhard offices once a year
before an invited audience of brokers
and lawyers and things. yesterday val
the first time that a reporter ever sue
cessfully sneaked under the canvas and
saw the proceedings proceed.
.NcNtT Itlllu HOW NE SlS tlOre ntdru
about the doings. The fact remains
that when. shortly after $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon a reporter detrained
on the fifth foor at 81 Broadway he had
no difficulty at all In finding the excite
ment.
All that was necessary was TO follow
the audience detraining from other ele-
vators-Broker Stewart Scott OF the
Stock Exchange. Alexander Brown OF the
.r-l. rt.A .al WALL cra Cta~A~AA
=. Wyckoff, broker Architect W. w.
Kent. Lawyer A.. Leo Everett. Lawyer
and Champ. Chess Shark Ed. Hymes.
Lawyer r. Ormonde Power, Jeweller and
Broker Charley Scale. Freddy Eberlin.
Sr., Lawyer David bennett Simpson.
Capt. Harry Batcheller, a broker az
well a. a captain Of something Promi-
rent Mason and Scottish Riteist Harry
| Conner, Lawyer Tompeo Maresi. Gilman
Collarmore OF dear old Harvard. Joseph
! de Tours Lentilhon, known secretly to
his Office boys and publicity to the family
as ~Lentils": Brokers Hank NJ. Curtis
and r. l.. Erb, Broker and Songster W.
\. Burrows, Leather Merchant Luigi
Raugher, Broker Walker Marcus Dem
negg. and much more.
Girl StenOKraphers Barred.
The girl stenographers OF the firm OF
J. +. Bernhard 4 Co. had been told nj
the end OF the Stock Exchange closing
hour TO call II a day and politely beat
Il. Perhaps they wanted TO stay. Moth
ing doing, And 80 there wasn't q per-
son present except the all star audience
jus, mentioned. a lot OF buffet food and
things and everybody else In the build
ing from the superintendent down who
could grab on A moment TO peer under
half raised partition windows in upon the