The Washington herald., 1918-08-09

New York. Aug. s-H. Dancing
Frisco, devotee of the super-jazz, and
who has sprung Vernon Castle like
into Broadway's favor. is an example
Of how the White Way bestows its
favors. Frisco got his name while
'busking'' about Chicago. He was
born George Lewis in Dubuque. He
had Barbary Coast steps. so every
body called him Frisco.
To 'busk," to drop from Cardinal
Newman English 20 the vernacular of
the street. means to perform ones
acts without any fixed remuneration.
1t is not a permanent method of live
lihood. However, IL sufficed for
Frisco. for he was content with
enough loose change that was show
cred on him nightly for dancing in the
Chicago cabarets. He could buy a
dozen heaters" daily. A heater" Is
Frisco's name for a cigar.
Since his act depends upon a cigar
for Its proper presentation, 1t will be
seen that heaters" play an important
part in his life. Vernon Castle saw
him in Chicago and told him he was
wasting his talents and to go to the
City of Big Things-New York
Frisco came and Flo Ziegfeld gave
him a job at the Frolics at $l25 a
week. He made hit and Ziegfeld
decided to put him in his downstairs
shcw-the Follies. He has an entire
scene devised for him with a number
called I want to Dance Like Frisco"
His salary doubled over night and he
now has his name in big letters in
front of the theater.
His Cohanesque appearance. coupled
with "Chuck" Corners wit and a
suffering delivery, had made him
one of the most amusing as well as
one OF the most talked-of tlgures en-
Broadway. But Frisco will not re-
main long on Broadway. Uncle Sam
wants him for an indefinite engage
ment, not SO much because OF his
eccentricities Of dancing as for his
| tender years.
He has received his notification to
report at his local draft board Ard
as he is unmarried he may be known
as George Lewis again before lorg
unless he is able to dance his way
out Of 1t.
A New York newspaper referred to
distinguished visitor as a papal
chambermaid instead of a papal
chamberlain and the copy-reader is
happy that there is no firing squad
for the wielder of the blue pencil.
Another Park Row journal had a
copy reader who changed "papaI bull''
to "papal error" Just as he explained
1t, ito comply with the office rule
against slang"
A man known on Broadway as
Count" and whose noble lineage is
| doubted ordered a suit of clothes from
fashionable Fifth avenue tailor. The
tailor asked $50 for the suit.
You don't have to have 500 for that
suit, do your" argued the Count.
Il don't have to have the ninety"
sighed the tailor. "You have to
have it"
Now that the hat boys are hat girls
tho war did it-many novelties IN
| costuming. approving, and hair curling
are seen. The brunette maId who at
| tends at the hat rack which serves
the guests at the Waldorf, hard by
Peacock alley, developed a curl into
| an inverted question mark right in
the middle of her forehead. This may
| not be considered a momentous mat
ter, but the forehead curl from that
starting point is now sesn all over
town wherever maids have SUCCEEDED
to posts formerly filled by youths.
Crowds fiocked to a movie studio in
Firty-sixth street the other morning
to get a peep at Caruso, who was to
appear at the studio for the first time,
Caruso is to star in picture called
/ my Cousin Carus." He touched el-
bows with cowboys and a whole lot
Of young heroines and turned the
crank camera ana appeared to have
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