The Washington herald., 1919-07-21

New York. July 2o.--A page from
the diary of a modern Samuel Pepys:
Up early and in great need of sleep.
the weather being hot. To a coffee
house. where came r. Long. the Jedi-
tor. who told of seeing VIII White.
the Kansas scrivener, and his young
son. newly home from across the
seas. did make bold to speak to
4 lady in the hall, thinking II Mis-
tress Carter, the play actress. and
she seemed in a great pet at my bold
ness.
With my dog to the park, where I
flung myself on a bench. and came
a rather distinguished fellow of great
age; and We held discourse and !
found him to be a butler in the home
Of a very rich man. but had that
day fallen upon evil times, being dis
charged and had not a shilling so
II sent him to Cutting, who needs a
servant
Came by post a long document from
Charles De. Woody, who is in China
and most interesting. For luncheon
at the olden Eagle In Greenwich, and
1t was strange 10 see no one drinking
ale; and yet they will be better OF
1t doth seem. We made a great
meal OF pullet hashed on toast.
In the afternoon to see Miss Balm
ter. in East Is West" and liked
il not at all, but saw Sydney Chap
lin, brother of Charles, and he wore
n surtout of great beauty. 1t being
a grey and green mixture. And. too.
I saw John Barrymore. who told OF
plans to go in the silent drama to
earn money TO buy the American
rights for his play success "The
Jest"
nue saw a monogrammed gasolene
buggy in which Galli-Curci, the sing
er, rode. My companion did tell me
that she has made great money in
oil In Oklahoma Home, svhere took
fell asleep in the tub. where I was
when my wife. poor wretch. found
me near midnight. And so to bed.
The life Of shimmy star is Just
a mere flash in the theatrical firma-
ment A few months back little Bee
Palmer was the rage among the dance
fans for her portrayal of the shimmy
at the midnight show. Little Bee
Palmer has now left the show. And
now ONES Gilda Ray, of the Bar
barry Coast or thereabout. in another
musical summer show and takes the
town again.
She does a shimmy song that Is sin
cerely and completely tough. 1t is
not without its subtleties. either, but
they all tend in the same direction.
All Of the Tilt OF all the dead and
gone and reformed dance halls is in
her singing. and It took New Yorkers
several minutes to get through ap-
plauding her. Thus does high virtu-
osity in any field of art command the
difference Of the world.
Miss Ray sings with an expression
less face an incomprehensible song
an idiotic Jingle. Then by some chem
ical change she transforms herself
into jelly, and every muscle in her
body wriggles and quivers to the mu-
sic while she looks out at the audi
ence with a blank conference.-the
most vapid look I have ever seen.
She is now a Broadway success.
The widest street in New York is
West street. and 1t is also one OF
the most congested. In the course Of
the day more than 1000 trucks cart
away their loads from the fifty piers
that exit on the street. And at mid
night begins a procession OF produce
wagons rushing to the markets for
their supplies. This traffic, together
with the stream OF passengers from
the Jersey ferries. keeps an army OF
traffic policemen busy. There is a
constant roar going up from the
street to the office buildings, and the
sparks from the hooves of giant
horses make an Illuminating display
day and night.