The Washington herald., 1918-12-02

New York, Dec 1.-As Samuel Pepys
might record In his diary: Up early
and came Sir s. H. Wiley who IL
taking his leave as consul from st
Pierre for another post. and to break
fast at coffee shop and fine con-
| tented talk he being mighty good
, company and a great traveller and
vow each time i meet up with trav'
elers to go on a long journey.
Home where came Mistress Kauffel
to tell of loosing her Jewel poke which
had diamonds worth 500 pounds which
| was sad indeed. And she feared tc
tell her husband so wrote him 6
note. handed 1t to him and then fec
to our roof.
To the club, where the talk is oil
member being feeced almost night
ly by man to whom he has giver
great friendship. yet all know him
to be the veriest knave and buffle'
head, but can say nothing nor would
be thanked for the telling.
To the pier, where I saw Sir Her
bert Hoover the Victualler of til.
army and people. set sail on a brave
barque for France and mighty cheer.
ing and to Whyte's for lunch. With
powdered leg OF pork and a loin oi
ldInD TOdSlth ana Dtdhtls VI SIdDt
Ejuice it was the finest meal ever l ate
Through the town and to William
the bookseller where made few
purchases very cheap, and then tC
Mr.. Joyce's to see his pictures-thret
Blakelocks, a Whistler and Blash'
I.field-and there came a Spanish gen.
tleman who wore a great cape and
wore a Goatee and told strange things
4 .l.s
Albeit l take little stock in such
fol-de-rol he told me of two incidents
! in my life only three people. a great
distance away. know. In the late
afternoon to meet Mr.. Rudolph. the
Buffalo editor and for a stroll.
In the evening to the Lafayette
where Mr.. Tilton gave a noble din
ner which must have cost him a
tiful ladies' l have seen in my life
and there was singing and much
witty talk and then by gasolene wag-
And so to bed.
Perhaps only the genius of a Be-
lasco could make a heroine out of q
cook, but ne has done it in the most
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Tiger" The reviewers scoffed at the
idea of audiences being interested in
the love affairs of a cook. But the
play gets on. packing the theater
nightly.
The critics have not learned that a
hen coop is good material for art ir
the hands of a master. Literature and
life are not without their lowly hero
ines. Madame Sans-Gene, who drew
rings around Napoleon. was a laun-
dress. And a barmaid inspired Ernest
Dowson to write his memorable anC
poetic Il have been faithful to thee
Cynara, in my fashion"
Frances Starr pOrtrays the culinary
angel and confesses to a wage of 81
a month. She has one evening OF a
week to journey to London for adven-
ture. There is real cooking on the
stage. the Odor of cabbage and the
sizzle of steaw which gives the Be.
lasco touch of realism.
Broadway ticket spectators are fin.
ished. A law has been framed putting
$3.50 yearly license on ticket specula-
| tion, and fixes a maximum profit OF
30 cents for each ticket. The gouging
spectators ha<a been making 81 and
s. and sometimes s. on tickets at the
popular attractions. Theater mana
gers have done little to end the nui,
sance despite the fight that has been
made by newspapers. The specula
tors are the boldest pirates unhung
They will at times grab customers hy
the arm and pull them away from the
boX-office window in their efforts tc
sell their seats at extortionate prices
Some of them are East Side bulIies
and they show no fear at all for the
police.