The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
New York, Day by Day
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

Special Correspondence Of Washington Herald
New York. Sept. 25.-Art may be
a delicate thing. but an occurrence
in Central Park the other day leads
to the belief that dramatic art is
becoming rough enough for the risi-
bilities of the police. As a result of
a dramatic discussion and incidental
violence. Anthony Verdi and Peter
Carivale were removed from the wide
spaces of the park enclosure and now
are under bonds TO ignore each other.
A policeman was walking near the
west drive when he heard an unmis-
taxable tenor ripping the soul out of
romantic ballad. The shrub sur
rounded soloist had reached tonsi.
shattering note when he stopped
suddenly with a sound which indicat-
ed that some one had attempted to
remove his head with a blunt instru-
ment.
There was the sound OF a struggle.
Sroans and cries, and the crash OF a
topping bench. AS might well be
suspected, the policeman Investigated.
He found two men OF medium size
trying to reduce each other to debris.
and during their struggle one held a
large paper book at fun length and
the other. despite the distraction OF
his effort to MAIN, sought TO grasp it,
1t took ten minutes to separate
them. The policeman employing two
hands, one locust club, two feet and
twenty years of experience. After
which, feeling that the least he might
know was what it was all about, he
inquired.
The explanation was that Messrs.
Verdi and Carnivale have written an
opera. Each has perfect mania for
changing words, or music. belonging
to the other, and inasmuch as the
opera has been growing steadily
worse for eight months, both decided
to withdraw from partnership. Mr.
Carnivale was. with the aid OF his
natural tenor gift, showing his most
recent alteration Of the Verdi m6ic
when the crash came
Seen around the town: A taxi
starter feeding stray kitten with
an expensive chop in front of Rec
tors. A pompous looking man read
ing a German newspaper hidden in
side of an American paper. An in
toXicated man struggling along
Broadway with a hall clock. 4
woman wearing a paper hat-a war
time economy idea. 4 pigeon
roosting on an eelectric sign at
tracing a big crowd. \ chorus
girl leaving a theatrical office in
tears. An old man singing Where
Do We, Go From Here?" in front
OF Tammany Hall. A monkey rid
ing beside a matronly woman in a
limousine. \ negro admiring a set
of good teeth in a dentists window.
The newspaper funny colamn men
have been having a lot of fun this
week with Mr.. !. G. Stare, a guest
at the Hotel Majestic. Besides be-
ing an ''Icey Stare" Mr.. Stare
comes from Flint, Michigan, which
might be regarded as a cool. hard
city.
But there is nothing in a name
Mr.. Stare bellies it. In fact his BUSH
ness is to please women. He runs
a lingerie shop in his home city,
and comes over to New York to buy
every year.
of dollars worth of Advertising"
said Mr.. Stare. People laughed,
and some one sent my name to a
man in Chicago. He wrote about
it and then it began to go all over
the country. ! hear from it every
week or so.'
Pink Lemonade-so redolent OF
the days of the circus-has received
an artistic uplift. Just now two
of the most exclusive New York
theaters are serving pink lemonade
to their patrons between acts. It
made big hit because it seemed
to take everybody back to the days
in the small town when the circus
came-and everybody in New York