New-York tribune., 1919-06-12
Variety's Golden DAYS

NoilCtS . OOluCu lays
Sir: Anybody remember Tony Pastor
singing his own song about the tattered
old flag? have fairly clear mental
picture of him the stage in his famous
old palace of delights on Fourteenth
Street He was slipping into old age then
when he reached for high notes, but he
had quite way with him, sort of vulgar
1ar-if you know what l mean. l can
see him in evening clothes, with
top hat perched rakishly the side of
his head and holding a ragged flag in his
hand the while he sang regarding it as
follows, to wit:
"''ris but tattered. old torn piece of bunting
"ris but red, white and blue colored rag;
But heroes have died in defence of its honor
And halowed with glory that old tattered flag"
And why has no one recalled Lydia Yea
mans Titus, whose speciality in those days
was the impcrsonation of insufferably fresh
children? She used to sing songs in
childish bib and tucker while friend hus-
band Gas | remember him he wore a 1ossy
set of whiskers) used to preside at a grand
piano.
Doesn't any one recall Joe Maxwell, who
used to sing illustrated songs? He had a
partner q can't recall the name) who made
the slides and operated the projection
chine. can hear Joe's minstrel tenor
now taking the high spots in that old
"Darling Sue song.
tAlC lNe FUNNIEST dCC OF all hasn't Deen
mentioned Hayes and Lytton in "a Wise
Guy" He was a roughneck piano mover
something of the sort who invaded
fashionable domicile presided over by the
lady--Miss Lytton. Who that saw it will
ever forget the cataclysmic effect of his
on her part? He used to slap her broad
and extremely decolete back with such
a resounding whack that every one nearly
jumped out of his or her seat And for
Io1,p IL
,ainy never exccllcd his attack on a sup
per served in his honor. These were GER
tainly the 6. o. d., all right all right.
JOHN P. TOOHEY.
at was always my wish," confesses Ear
nest Guy, chat they would cut out every
thing except the monologue artists, comedy
teams, sketches and occasional song.
There were lots of good acts l had to sit
through to hear James J. Morton-acts
ike Latina the lady contortionist; the
Girl with the Auburn Hair, and Jap Jug
glers." And then Earnest Guys memory
misses. for it was neither Ward and Cur
ran Ward and Vokes who sprang "Those
the happy days" 1t was, we believe,
Howard and North, comparatively recent
team.
Mr. Gerald K. Rudolph Of the Buffalo
Courier informs whom it may concern that
he who once rocked us with mrth as Har-
rigan, the Tramp Juggler, is in the lumber
business in Buffalo, and one of the Park
Clubs best golfers.
ITO Help Other People at All Times"
Sir: With the odor of Salvation doughnuts
still lingering and the of Scout fried bacon
getting stronger Boston Common, it is ev-
dent that modern drive needs every scent.
w. w. E.
Constable Stephen Constable, the police
force of North Wales, Pa, has resigned.
His name affords too much amusement he
says to the citizens. Which gives us
chance to wonder whether Captain Cedric
Major would have declined a promotion.
Why, we wondered yesterday morning
does the right shoelace always break first :?
And then the left onc with precisely the
same mileage, broke. And another para
graph was ruined
Our desk is only ten feet away from the
telegraph instruments, and the prospect of
a strike worries us only altruistically.
"Thc body is so arranged on the chassis
that the springs are completely covered
which, Of course, makes the hearse low and
easy riding" says the Suns automobile de-
partment. Oh-no, it1l do for l. |.
Oh d., whore II thy 81 F. P. A.