The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-10
The Song and
the Sergeant

a. CO. puhitshrd hV Aprttdi Nv
raagemrnt ptfh tho Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.
Half a dozen people supping at a
table In one OF the Upper broadway
all.night restaurants were making
too much noise. Three times the
manager walked past them with a
politely warning glance. but thelf
argument had waxed too warm 10 be
quellcd by a managers gaze. IL was
midnight. and the restaurant was
filled with patrons from the theatres
OF that district Some among the
dispersed audiences must have
recognized among the duarrcisoms
sextct tho faces Of the players be
longing 10 tho Carroll Comedy com
pany.
-Four OF tho aix made IN the com
pany. Another was the author OF
tho comedicttA. "A Gay coqueiie.
which tho quartet OF players had
been presenting with fafr success al
several vaudeville houses In the city
The sixth nj the table was n person
ineonneaucnt In the realm Of art. but
one at whose bidding many Holsters
had persisted.
| Loudly the sin maintained their
clamoroun debate. No ono OF the
party was silent except when an
rwcru were stormcd from him by
the excited ones. That was the
comedian OF a Gay coausite." lie
was a young man with a face even
too melancholy for hts profession
The oral warfare Of four lmrnoder'
ate tongues was directed at Ainr
Ciarico Carroll. the twtnkilng star
OF tho small aggregation Excepting
tho downcaE, comedian. all members
OF the party united In casting upon
her with yehemenoc the blame Of
some rnofncnious misfortune. Fifty
times they told her; n, II your fault.
Garrett N you alone who spoil,
tho scene II Is only OF late tina,
you have acted this way. Al this
rate tho sketch win have 10 be
taken off"
Miss Carroll was n match for any
four. Gallo ancestry gave her a W
vacliy that could easily mount to
fury. Her large eyes flashed .
soorching denial at her aecusers
Her slender. eloquent arms constant
~ monac~d the tableware. Her high.
clear soprano voice rose 10 what
would have been a scream had u not
po.ueaaed 10 pure n musical quality.
shs hurried back at the attacking
four their denuncia,ions In tones
sweet. but Of too great carrying
power for broadway restaurant
Finally they exhausted her
patience both aa a woman and an
artist. she spranx NJ Ike .
panther. managed 10 smash half
DOZEN plates and glasses with one
royal sweep Of her arm. and dsfied
her critics. They rose and wranEicd
moro loudly. tn. comedian sighed
and looked q trfflc saddrr and dis
Interested. The manager came trip
| ping and suggested peace lie was
told 70 go 90 the popular synonym
for war no promptly that the hffaif
might have happened at The Hseuo
thus was tho manager angcred. liz
made a sign with his hand and a
waiter slipped on, Of the door. In
20 minutes the party Of six was Ia
a police station facing n Erfxxled
and philosophical desk sergeant
.sDlaordcrly conduct In a rcs,au
rant said tho policeman who had
brought the party In. .
The author Of a Gay coaueits-
/ a. r-..s H. rssa~
glasses and evening clothes. even Il
his shoes had been tsnr before thsy
me, tho patent leather polish bot,
tie.
mfr. Sergeant said he. out Of
| hls throat. like Actor Irving. I
would Ike % protest against this ar
rest. Tn. company OF actors who
arc performing In a little play that
I have written. In company with a
| friend and myself. were having a
| little supper. We became deeply in
teresied in the discussion as TO which
one OF the cast In responsible for a
scene In IN. sketch that lately has
fallen so IA; that tho piece Is about
| 10 become n failure. We may have
been rather noisy and intolcrant OF
interruption by the restaurant PEG
| pie, but the matter was Of consider
/ abb. Importance to all % us. You
zee that we are sober and are moi
tho kind Of people who desire &c
raise disturbances. I hope that tbs
case will not be pressed and that w
may be allowed 10 go
1 -. Il -
the sergeant.
Me" said whiteaproncd voIcs
IN the rear. de restaurant sent m.
10. DE gang was rnisin' rouRi
house and brcakin' dishes"
The dishes were paid for" sais
the playwright They were MOI
broken purporcly. In her anger. be
cause we demonstrated with her FOL
spelling tho scene. Miss"
TITS not true. sergeant" cried this
clear voice OF Miss claricc Carroll
In a long coat OF tan silk and n red
plumed hat, she bounded before tn,
desk.
IT'S not my fault" she cried In
dignantiy. How dare they say such
a thingi I've played the title role
ever since II was staged. and IL yot
want TO know who made II sue
cess. ask the publlc-that's allF'
what Miss Carroll says is true ir
part" said the author. For five
months the comedietta was a draw
ing card in the best houses. Bui
during the last two weeks II has lost
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