The sun., 1916-10-22
MRS MARY BAKER EDDY
Or. HAMILTON WAS IMPRESSED
az THE EXTRAORDINARY
INTELLIGENCE SHOWN IN HER
EYES

offensive by the antics and dress Of
several male members Of tho company
who had probably never of the stage
worn evening dress.
"One jeune premier. following the
mode OF the lower East Side. wore
upon his wide and very glossy shirt
bosom a Roman cross made with dia-
monds. and another had gigantic de-
tachable shirt cuffs which he took
pains to display suddenly by a peculiar
motion Of his forearms. this feat Of
gymnastics gaining for him the sobri-
quet OF the cum shooter"
A mention of THE Black Crook" in
spires a defence of the ladies OF the
ballet:
Most III informed people know very
little about the morality OF the ballet
dancer. My knowledge enables me to
say that perhaps It is higher than any
other following that belongs TO the
stage. and certainly the conscientious
women who follow this calling are the
most consistent and lead admirable
domestic lives They are usually very
ambitious. and as for work, there Is
not enough TO he said In their favor.
81 have for some time known Mile.
Adeline Genee. who married Frank
Isitt. the business agent OF the Duke
OF Norfolk. No mention need be made
of her talent or Of her industry. Not
only does she spend hours planning
new ballets and drilling her dancing
corps. but no one does such an amount
OF real hard work. I hear that when
she last went on tour she ordered sixty
pairs II dancing slippers. II wore
these out long before the season was
over"
DR.. Hamilton saw much Of Gilbert.
the playwright. both In this country
and subsequently in London. He Al
ways was ready for a sinister Joke.
EXCEPT when beside himself with rage
when he found that others were pi-
rating his work or attempting to alter
his book. one can imagine his with
er!ng sarcasm shown upon an occa-
sion when In New York a certain man
ager suggested that he should localize
the libretto and introduce into Pima
fore" the name OF a certain American
naval officer.
He was always kind TO the chorus
girls. who as a rule are always damned
i anu DNllItu N4ltU Ah'N ~ SNti''' ~
course there were the little rows ant
chickering's that one always finds
among theatrical people. one a a
little chorus girl came to him Will
tears in her eyes and said:
"'Oh. Mr.. Gilbert, what do you think
that girl over there said about me,
She said that | was no better than
should be- 10 which Gilbert replied:
l "'You are. my dear-you know you
are and with his ambiguous assur-
ance the girl dried her eyes and wen'
9 smiiingly back to her place in the rear
rank Of the chorus"
In London DIR. Hamilton came acros.
D celebrities In many fields. To Illus
trate the sharp wit Of Charles Brook
field. who subsequently became censor
Of plays. no tells this anecdote: One
T, night. years Ago. when George Gros'
smith was giving his entertainment a.
! 81. Georges Hail. he and c. were
dining together. After dinner Gros'
smith left for his work. C re-
marked that none OF the compan,
: could go and sit down at a plano ano
. sing some songs and make 100
mo" said Brookfleld, hut we don
= look funny IN dress clothes
y In discussing medical fame In Eng
h land he writes:
$ II may he pardoned for refcrrin.
to n enthusiastically British produc
the fashionable consultant. Many q
= these men have abandoned their early
y useful professional study, reading ant
= research; and many OF them have
been the recipients OF special mark
@ of royal favor, while others have beer
made by accident. England, however
= has not the monopoly of such men, an,
7 have known many at home who b,
= their beautifully expressive eyes o
their wonderful magnetism or som'
4 other Godlike quality, heralded wit,
= the eNaggeratlons Of a hysterica
= patient. have acquired the success de
MED a more modest and bette
= equipped doctor,
r There are several consultants no
more than n mi.e from the centre q
G Mayfair who are largely sought 70
= by Americans, n being a very larg
and pompous individual who has pos
sib.y Just come from seeing the dea
little princess and who in appearance
d resembles n butler, and in speech. ha
n the JUNCTION of "A bishop
$ DIR. Hamilton reats the question o
medical experts at length. His con
clusion may perhaps be summed u
$ In his first sentence: THE eXecra
@ ton Of expert testimony by the court,
h press and public Is an instance OF Wis
iting the sins Of the many upon tn
few" In connection with this sub
C ject he writes:
1T seems incredible that it shout
be so, hut the expert Is often calle
upon to pass upon the sanity OF
" Judge or juror. ! am prevented fror
mentioning the names of those tina
are dead and gone, but much truubl
has occurred from the conduct and in
justice of the vindictive or befuddle,
u occupants OF the Judges chair VIII
have lost their minds, and at least on
much loved official. who died insane, Il