The Washington herald., 1916-04-14
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY O. o. MCINTYRE

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SPECIAL Correspondent Of Ths Washington Hs-.I
New York, April I&-There was a
truly cosmopolitan group at the Allied
arts Ban at the Astor the other even
ing. Men and women from PetroErsd
London, New York, and Emporis. Kan
rubbed elbows
James Diamond Brady was there and
so was Sir Herbert Tree, with his fair
daughter Iris. When he introduced the
girl TO Mr.. Brady, Mr.. Tree said: She Is
the chief reason for my coming here
was tired. but she forced me to come"
Then Mr.. Brady pulled a neat bon mot
Said he: The little twig was bent on
coming. And as the little twiE is bent.
the tree is inclined" In the GOOD old
days they called Il repsrtee
Mary Pickford was there, IookfnF a.
srtless as ever. Her wistful way is worth
more money than Winsrd's right arm
swing. Moral: Gentleness is always able
TO conquer more than force
Also in the party was Mai Norman
ThWaites, wesrer Of the Victoria Cro@s.
who was shot through the jaw in Plan
oers- He was a former World reporter.
Then there was Serge de Diaghfler
Very few introduced him. because no on.
can pronounce his name.
The Century Theater is again zfoor,v
not mingle. The big theater is one
OF the most artistic in town. but il Ia 10
large that people will not come to see
the plays. The smaller theaters ar.
packed nightly.
Granville Barker. the English MANAGER.
once refused the directorship Of the
Century Theater because he said il was
too large. The building occupies almost
an entire block, but every time a new
production opens there the producers
lose fortunes
Some have suggested a municipal the
ster-lfke the one in Denver Several
prominent men are said to favor II II Il
wasn't so large and hard to I'LL.
Down in the jeweIry section OF Maiden
Lane there is a restaurant where pea
nuts are piled high IN dishes on every
table. So far as is known this ia the
only establishment TO maintain help
yourself dishes for which no chsrEe ts
made.
Among the patrons nearly all dip into
the peanut dish about pie time, but the
number Of peanuts eaten in a day Is few
The manager says he has always beIiev-
ed that there should be something served
in restaurant with the compliments Of
the house.
Like the late George Francis Tr,tn
ne maintains that peanuts are rood for
digestion
Lewis Allen. the humorist. has been or
the trail of the popular song He we
coming over from Jersey the other morn
Ing and overheard a high-brow teIlfng
frieno-no, an acquaintance. hiEh-brovTs
have no fr1ends-an that he knew about
popular songs
The complaint was that no sonF could
be popular for the reason that the souF,
the people sing on Avenue a are never
heard on Fifth Evenue-the idea betng
that each class OF people has its own
popular song.
Mr.. Allen started out TO find out Il this
was true. He visited two homes in FIfth
avenue where millionaires live, move,
and have their beings There was a
dance in one and the perspirinE orchestra
was hsnmering away at Wake Up
America" At another home a phonokrsph
ground out only three tunes-sll popular.
Over an Avenue A he ran into a little
German band playing the bit Of senti-
mentality called "Are You Half the Man
Your Mother Thought You'd Ber' Allen
was convinced that there In a universal
interest in the popular song among all
classes.