The sun., 1919-03-02

Chorus.
| Act Q was placed in City Hall Park.
Bagdad. Whence DANES A Hagerty).
n Public Service Commissioner, and n
chorus of Bagdaddies sang:
| Ono gathered from what WH-neo
said as he Frustrated himself before the
Instlitan that the Cdliph Hy-lddin-ei-
Rancid, had demanded his head, because
In n race to City Hall over different
lines of the Bagdad Ragged Transit
Company the luckless Wit-nee. had
beaten Hy-tddin.
ale swore," iamented wit-nee, that
as had got ahead Of him he would get
| a head OF me-"
Having his little joke" suggested
the Insultdn.
May" said wt-nee "IIe never
jokes. Bagdsd would be O more cheer
full place II he did"
| Tells secret OF lamp.
The TnsuItan told Wit-neo the secret
] Of the lamp. .Wtt-nee plotted to steal
II from the Cdhph and then get next
to the Cadi AN-bt-bi"
| Surely" remarked tho InsuItdn.
you do not think that Al will oppose
the mighty CaliphT"
"Oh, believe me-" Wit-nee answered,
al IL wise to the Cdliph Hy-lddir-el-
Roncid Aye. these many moons has he
been wise" Along came Wdy-ldn IN.
Mack Nomburg), the CdHph's secretary.
| looking for the donkey and bewailing
the multitude of his labors at City Hall.
He started of with Wtt-nee to search
and was replaced on the stage by Hy-
ladtn and one Pshonts (Geoi ge d. Nor
ris), the latter asking for permission to
raise fares on the Bagdad Ragged Tran
sit. That. said the Caliph, was up to
Hearst. A little later Woy-lan and Hy-
ladtn had conversation. The latter had
been Coliph whole year.
I'VE ought to celebrate" he said to
his secretary. We've done very well
to last so long"
yes" said vIEav-lar- II think I've
made a good Job OF your administration
The city doesn't look the same. Who
ever thought you would be Caliph," the
secretary unused.
IT did. My lucky star"
shining like black diamond In
the sky"
Enough of that, Grover. Let's be
going"
You are going. Cdliph'-this time
the speaker was the sardonic Insuitdn--
going fast. but you don't know 1t"
Theft of tho Lamp.
While they were talking Wit-net
sneaked in and stole the lamp. which
Icaused Hv-lddin to groan: without the
lamp I can't summon Hearst. Without
Hearst am ruined; I have no power
nothing" Wav-ldn trotted of to get a
Job with tho lamps new possessor
| Wit-nee.
The poor Coriph was reduced when the
third act opened to the estate OF beg
gar crying aims. for the love OF Allah
aims" while Irbod, the Comptroller ed
ward Stats Luther), tossed coins. to q
crowd. cheering his appearance. to whom
Al,-bi-bi, the Cadi Is. H Pierson) hat
just sung a touching piece endtlec
Ch-ch-ch-Charley."
my friends call me Chin-Chin Char
ley" Inbod confided to Hy-lddir. 1t de
yeloped that he had formerly been ar
obscure West Side lawyer, but had beer
elevated to stewardship over UNTOLD
wealth. Hy-iddin related to tho Comp
troller the sad tale Of the lamp. Pres
entity DoW-lin0 (James V. Gwin). th'
bowling dervish. whirled himself intS
view. telling the Insultan that he'd how
too IL he had to sit in the Board of Els
innate every week and listen to the raw
ings OF Rieo-el-mdn. Doip-Hr1 told o.
. the prodigious powers of one Mur-phee
to whom even the World apologized
Inbad, his mind on the lamp. gave Wit
nee a drugged drink and rushed on L
seize It.
Said Hy-ladin to the sick WN-nee
You know I told you not to work will
that English crowd that was trying Il
rob me OF Hearst's support"
| English? What do you know aoou
= English?" said Wit-nee.
IT use the purest English HirshAelC
can write" retorted Hy-lddiH.
ComptrolIer's Wish.
Hearst appeared when the Comptrol
, Ter rubbed the lamp, which was called
) municipal ownership. What did tn
} Comptroller wish?
/ THE only thing that really neet
badly IL a real, up to date, thorough,
disable sense OF humor." said Inbdd
That caused Hy-lddin to snatch tn
lamp, crying: Don't give It to him
djinn. II you give him a sense OF hu
NOR like that OF the other members o
the Board Of Estimate I'll be LEFT al
alone"
After some parley with Wdl-Steti
(Hush A. Leamy) all hands adjourne'
to the robbers cave. where Hy-lddn
Caliph once more. announced that hi
Job was to keep the homo fires burning
Then for Gods sake keep away from
= Palm Beach and stick on tho JOB" ad
monished IH6dd.
Il So they sang:
4 Keep the lamp q burning.
Quite q trick we're turning.
Municipal ownership has come to stay.
y There's a silver lining
With the scheme entwining.
Boost the fares way out of sight.
. Let the pepul pay.
A jovial Tiger. AH-bt-N Is H.PleI
: SOM, started the fourth act with ''Th
}, Governors Song:
4 Governor Smith Is q man of capacity,
a Very wei known for his rare perspicacity
None would deny he possesses sagacity,
= And his Republican friends least of all,
n Strike up the music for Governor "Ap'
He will bear Watching. though you're hi
=, pal.
He may be foolin' while singin' Tim Toolal
= And you may be dancing for Governor "Al.
'And hast thou succeeded in pleasin
Q all comers?" the IHSultdn queried.
IAN corners, yes. But you'd be sur
Q prised how few real corners there ar
Q in politics. Very few stayers. too"
Phones the Password.
1t seemed that Alt-bi-bi, passing IN
J. robbers cave and seeing q man cUhis ou
}. wiping his lips, had taken a chanc
i and gone in. He phoned the password
"Open Tammany-not wide open Tan
}. many" TO Mur-phee Harry d. Kings
4 bury). and that delectable personag
II Joined him in the cave. Enter tn