The Washington herald., 1918-10-21

New York Oct 2o.-As Samuel
Pepys might record in his diary:
Up very early and trimmed by
new barber. my Greek being at sea.
The highways filled with news OF
the plague which is sbating. To
see Mr.. Cox. the artist, and there
had breakfast and saw some brave
prints. water colors and graveing
and messo tints. very noble, and he
told of lately coming out of Alaska
and being English born albeit living
IN the West for many years.
Through the avenue and saw Mr..
Flagg and Mr. Gibson drawing great
war pictures on the library steps
and Mr.. Lackeye. the actor, making
speech and up the street Mistress
Marie Dressler and Mistress Jane
Cowl selling bonds expertly.
With Mr.. Stanton to a burIescue
show rehearsal and a comick fellow
did essay the role of a street fakir
under a torchlight so engagingly
that / twice fell off of a bench
with laughter and all the way
through the town laughing and
many pedestrians shook their heads
and tapped them wondering.
Montagu. wife of my old school fell
low. is brought TO bed Of "A young
lady and so TO lunch at Guffantfs
and great plates OF spaghetti ana
raviogli and red wine and de-
pressed that I could net finish IL
of with a pipe or a cigar. which
have forsworn and a magazine pub
fisher hath written me for Gods
sake to begin smoking or quit
writing.
To the Holland House with Mr.
Kelly and came Sir Robert Davis.
the editor Of Mr.. Munsey's journal.
and Mr.. Bairnsfather. the comic
thinner. and he a big fellow who is
witty and well spoke.
In the late afternoon to Brook
lyn by tram to see Mr.. Lewis IN
ouad") the scrivener. and he does
decay rapidly. being nearly four
score years yet, his mind is nightly
keen and he told Of having writ
ten ten columns by pencil in a fort
night in the old days and he seemed
lonely and ready to go. poor fell
low.
All the hope is that Lord wood
rows reply, a noble paper. will set
tie the German peace talk Home
and by an aIehouse a strumpet was
cutting her rogue Of a husband and
the loutish fellow laughed at each
blow which set the whole neigh
/ bOrhood with laughter. This day ]
cast my accounts and my condition
does not improve what with the
| high prices Of this and Of that In
/ the evening 10 see Redemption" {"
well-acted play and so to bed.
! II was a hopeless task 10 attempt
TO change the name OF Fifth avenue
10 Avenue Of the Allies" The late
/ Henry James tried with enticing ways
to induce New York TO call it The
| Fifth Avenue" but with patience
Iunrewarded. Some new important
thoroughfare not so long and inti-
mateIy associated with the city's life
might he changed-but Fifth avenue
will remain as a name forever.
| Hooverized plays are fairly raging
on the Rialto. A show with more
than five in the cast is considered
odd. Shelly Hull and Efie Shannon
are the only people in Under Or
ders," and several other plays on
, Broadway have only three and four
in the cast The craze is for bright
. lines that are not labored. There is
one play on Broadway with only one
set OF scenery-a drawing room. The
entire action of the play takes place
around a table at the right OF the
stage. It is nothing but talk and all
the talk is around this table. Never
ltheIess the show is a thriller and
makes the pulse jump. Al Woods
has done much to bring the melo-
drama to life again on a higher
plane Woods IS not ashamed OF his
earlier theatrical ventures. He used
to produce those ten-twent- -thirt hair
raisers with villains and frail hero
ines fo- the masses. Now he pro-
duces melodramas in frst-class
houses with the highest priced stars