The Washington herald., 1916-04-05
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY o. O. MCINTYRE

SPECIAL Correspondent Of The Washington Hsr1H.
New York, April L-Jean Havez, the
song writer. has been touring the West
with his wife, Cecil Cunningham, an act
ress. While he was In Denver he heard
of q comedian who resigned from his
company because he had received no.
salary for fifteen weeks
When he complained. the manager de-
clared that he paid too great heed TO
triles. The comedian retorted that he
was done with the theatrical business
forever and informed the members Of
the company with show Of jubiIation
that he was going out and get a Job in
Denver tending bar.
Forthwith he strutted out Of the thea
yer had gone dry on January l.
Omen note-Next 70 Charles Burnham'G
once in the GaIety Theater Building a
young woman. named Vince, has open
ed manicure parlor.
From the classic heights OF Columbia
University, Robert E MacAlarney. city
editor Of the Tribune. brings a story OF
how some OF the students find the
modern trend Of the news too rapid 20
keep up with
I'm sorry Frank Moran didn't win
declared one lonF-haired esthetic look
ing student on the campus. Some one
ought TO be able 10 restore the title TO
he white race"
white race" howIed his companion,
an athletic young man in high water
trousers, a toothbrush mustache and
squirrel teeth. Where do you get that
stun? Don't you know yet the present
champion is a white man.
No" confessed the other spoloEetical-
ly. Il really don't have time TO keep
track Of those wrestIers."
Jimmy Hare, the red headed Fenian.
who has taken photographs all over the
world for magazines and newspapers. Is
back from Europe. He brought back all
Of his possessions except his pbotoE-
raphic plates.
They wouldn't let me bring them 10
the only explanation he made Wars are
different now. It seems The time was
when daredevil Jimmy Hare could pho
tograph any war pictures he desired.
Restaurants OF the unique type pros
per out OF the beaten paths in New York.
but they become ambitious and want Go
get in the glare Of Broadway-sud they
fail. Three went into bankruptcy last
week.
One little French restaurant. which
made fortune for its owner. changed
ager wanted TO stir things up 50 he tora
down the building next door. installed
dancing floor, inserted big ads IN tie
newspapers, and the people came fU-
Just two weeks and then IL failed
Diners out in New York like the atmos-
phere Of the smaller places. but IL thsv
want to spend money and make a show
ing they go to the big cafes in the hotels
Tin Pan Alley is in the dumps Just a
few months ago, when the "Mother'' song
made a fortune. the song writers decided
that the music public wanted sentiment.
and then along came Wake I'D
America" and hit the popular approval
with patriotism. The song made a for
tune in two weeks and the sentiments
songs are being shelved and now al
most any music publisher is on the hunt
for patriotic airs.
Lyric writers are in demand. but the
field for music composers IA rather linn
tied. as all the big publishing hOuss,
have their own STATS OF composers. JUS
like a newspaper. These men study tho
public tastes and the publishers say they
are better fitted to write the music than
those on the outside looking in
However. almost any song can ne put
over on Broadway If it Is sung by .
popular song bird.