The Washington herald., 1918-09-23

New York. Sept %. = As Samuel
Pepys would record In his dairy: Up
and through the market and fell upon
a rare chine of beef. but the price
affrighted me. And l did perceive
that people were buying very spar
ingly. which will be a great stroke
against gluttony.
This day the high winds and chill
reminded me to set money against
woolens for the winter, which / shall
do. Came Sir Billy Gould. the, play
actor, In brave uniform and sets
sally shortly for France to sing merry
tunes for the soldiers. And we had q
fine contentful talk.
For a walk through the town and
stopped at Mr.. Hitchings to see his
| daughter that is lately come out Of
Ireland and a great beauty she is,
| and told some rare stories with a
rich brogue. On Park Row / did meet
with Mr.. Goldberg. who is now grown
in few years time so great linn
mer that he is become excellent and
gets a great deal of money. ! took
him to Perry's to drink.
At a cheap shop 1 set out five
shillings for a rare old tankard for
| Mr.. Brown, my old employer. who
! has collection of such things and
a great wish that II will please.
Thence to Doyle's and at billiards
with Mr.. Fisher. father Of Sir Bud.
but played awkwardly and left of
early.
On the highway I did see Sir Will
lam Marion Reedy. the styiist. and a
| man of fine letters, and also I did
Afu+p praA Axy
actress, who has a noble play which
the critics like.
To luncheon at a new place, highly
| bespoke. but the aim is all for show
and the food unfit and everything
| else so nasty and out of order ana
poor that was sick In my mind to
be there and yet the company was
large and the lunch near pound.
and I left very depressed.
Home and fell to reading and came
a neighbor lady with the son Of
noble. a pretty gentleman. but
showed him no great countenance, TO
avoyd further acquaintance. / do like
| men to be masculine and red bloodeo
| and with no show Of pose.
Dined with my wife and her mother
! and she cozen and they left off TO
!
my Questionnoire and, so to bed.
Bohemia is like an adventure
| found when least expected New
York has many so-called Bohemias
heralded as free from brainless
heirs and Kilded billiards and flled
with youths sfiame with harvested
truths. girls with pictures and mod
| all - nd nf snu1 thirst
ers.
Washington Square is one OF the
most famous Bohemian spots. II
shuns the moistureless froth of So
cial show and the vulgar sham Of
the pompous fesst-that Is in the
public prints.
In reality Washington Square fs
to me a place where people try to
keep afoat with the slightest ef-
fort. It likes to chant of the brown
stone fronts where the heaviest
purse is the highest priest but most
of them would exchange their at
tics for the tapestried halls up
town.
The nearest approach to a real
Bohemia is down on Tenth street
where a woman with strange
| sounding name serves excellent food
and wild wine and adventurers from
all over the country gather there
| around one large table to tell about
! their travels.
Stuart Walker has taken the town
| by storm with another boy play
a piece without plot but carrying
the audience back to the hallowed
days of the Stonebruise Age. Walker
Is a master producer. He knows
how to get close to his audience,
On first nights he has intelligen:
employees sound out members of the
audience to see what they think OF
the show. its good points and bad
| He also established a precedent and
abolished a stupid custom at the
same time. He does not issue door
checks. He believes that any one
eager enough TO steal his way into
theater after the first act should
be permitted to see the play.