New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

pesring in Mrs. Wigs Of the Cab
bage Patch" One OF the main wire
less stations was Immediately in the
rear of the theatre. Mr.. Kline an
nounced that Mrs. Cooke had pc
culiarly sensitive mind. which regis
tered the dots and dashes sent cut by
the wireless and thus made It impos-
sible for her 20 perform. He accord
ingly obtained an injunction which
prohibited the station from operating
during the hours OF Mrs. Cookies per-
formances.
A few years later Mr.. Kline saw one
of MS most elaborate plans go wrong
at the final moment. He was then
with the late Foles Bergere, ard
Minerva Coverdale was a prominent
member OF the company. Nr. Kline
gave her a certified check for $1,000,
accompanied by a set Of instructions.
Miss Coverdale was driven in taxi
cab to a department store, where she
offered the check in payment for
wrap. It was refused. Returning to
the taxi, she offered the check to the
chauffeur, explaining that she had no
other money. She was accordingly
driven to the nearest police station.
All of this was part Of the plan. The
taxi chauffeur was acting under in
struc.ions, and the man on the desk
at the police station had agreed 20
help. All that he was supposed TO do
was TO have Miss Coverdale locked up.
At 3 o'clock her mother was 10 come
dashing up TO the station. bringing the
money for the taxi fare and explaining
frantically that her daughter had only
half an hour before curtain time. I'm
fortunately, Mr.. Kline's desk man was
called out Of the room Just before
Miss Coverdsle arrived, and a s1bst-
tutc was enthroned. Touched by Miss
Coverdale's obvious distress, this MAJ
paid the chauffeur out Of his own
pocxst and freed the eulprit
A. TOKEN Worms celebrated tanbark
idea was a simple thing, and perhaps
It's very simplicity has had much 20
do with IT'S being celebrated. Mr.
Worm, now general press agent for the
Shuberts. was then handling tho az
fairs Of Mrs. Pat Campbell, playing in
repertory az Oscar Hsmmerstein's Re
public Theatre. Mr.. Worm gave IL out
that Mrs. Campbell, accustomed 70 Lon
don quiet, found New York fcarfully
noisy. The rumbling OF the wagons
and car. on Forty-second Street an
noyed her particularly, and she was
presenting some very important plsys
and really couldn't stand IL. So Mr.
Worm caused several loads Of tanbsrk
70 be spread across Forty-second Street
in front Of the theatre, to deaden the
noise Of passing vehicles. True, the
Street Cleaning Department came
around next day and removed 10, but
the damage was done.
T. was either Eddie Corbett or the
renowned Glenmore Davis VINO was re-
spo1sible for Luna Parks escaped Gle
plant a number OF years ago. At all
events, the p. a. conceived the idea that
an elephant ought 20 escape from Luna
Park. Accordingly. one was turned
loose one night, and the newspapers
we're duly informed that he had been
last seen roaming the beach. Mean
while, the press agent hired good
seagoing scow and towed the elephant
across 70 Staten Island. In the morn
ing he was found there. This episode
considerably enriched the annals Of
natural history. for it was obvievs 20
every one that the elephant had swum
from Coney Island TO Staten Island
which same is approximately three
miles.
S7eaking Of animals. Il vas Joseph {.
Drum. now Corey E Ritter slave, who
wa responsible for the escape Of
dozen monkeys in the middle Of Brook
lyn Bridge one day. Mr. Drum. then
batting for the Bostoek folk, Of Luna,
packed the monkeys into ersts and
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