The Washington herald., 1920-01-26
NewfYork City
By o. O.. Mcintyre

NcW Iofk, Jan. zo.-A paBo rum sho
diary IA modern Samuel Pepys: Up
betimes and on foot to have my hair
washed and then to my old school
fellow for private talk and so frank
and noble that we did weep. he being
Of fine courage and fortitude. To a
whay-house where breakfasted on
whay and crackers. and Bud de Silva.
the lyric writer, came. complaining
of the colique.
To a tavern to meet my wife and
Mistress Ivy Troutman and Anne
winsted. too. and all very merry. and
an oldish man near by did say to his
companion in my hearing. looking at
my wife. Do you think the lady of
great beauty? which made me
mighty proud. A tall lady came into
the place wearing sandals and smok-
ing a cigarette through long holder
and the serving man said she was of
foreign nation.
To the shoppes and did slip away
to buy for my, wife a bottle of per-
noN dshlnB tnt prize unllt u
was wrapped and Lord, IL was three
pounds. albeit paid it and gave II
to her with good grace though se-
cretly regretfui., Great talk that Sir
'Munsey has bought the Bennett jour-
nails and the wonder over what he
will do, making the scriveners quite
5umpy.
All the late afternoon going over my
papers which are in a bad way and I
can find nothing soever and in despair
I read Mr.. Oppenheim's latest tale,
fairish mystery.
In the evening to F. p. AS dinner
and In high humour over Deems Tay-
lor doing an entire melodrama by
himself with the aid of six hats and
r. .Werrenrath sang an illustrated song
of his ivy covered little cottage and
they showed the Woolworth Tower.
Gelett Burgess too and Robert Bench
ley most amusing and Rupert
Hughes moving picture an amusing
touch. Home and. Heaven forgive me.
without prayers to bed.
Isaac Marcosson used to be a re-
porter on a Louisville newspaper be-
fore he went into magazine work.
The other night at the Players the
subject Of delightful frankness came
up And Marcosson told of Col. Wat
-erson's lecture on Money . and
Morals" In Louisville. Col. Waiter
sons first words were: 81 am going
to talk to you about money and
morals. I am welf equipped for 1
have neither" All OF which reminds
one Of f. w. Howe's ending his chap
ter on Women" with: Finally 1 am
sorry 1 brought up the subject. /
know nothing about it,"
1t Is astonishing the way crowds
are nocking to the Park Theater in
Columbus Circle to attend the sea-
son of Gilbert and Sullivan. 1t has
always been supposed that New
Workers who go to theeters like m,io-
drama, buriesque, rude wit, swift,
glittering jazz music. sickly. soft SEN
timental songs, myriads OF graceful
girls fes0Dned across the stage and
a profusion OF costly costumes.
But there are other tastes just as
appealing. Gilbert and Sullivan are
cleverly satirical. lightly ironical, in
imitably tuneful and dashing-but
their joint product is quite hopelessly
Victorian. 1t does not fit this age
of shimmying. Jerking jazz. As for
tunes. New Yorkers seem tired of
sweet melodies that can be hummed.
They like tobasco music and breathe
In the disillusioned melancholy Of the
blues" with their extraordinary dis
sonances and weird syncopations as
IL they were songs of childhood.
Stin Gilbert and Sullivan hold their
own. Dramatic critics are trying to
explain why 'Iolanthe" filled the
theater every night while a girl and
music show with three featured stars
had only half filled houses the same
period. This seems more likely that
Gilbert and Sullivan have Joined the
immortals.
The Far West seems to appeal to
the song writer's recently. Two re-
cent song hits are ION the Trial
to Santa Fe" and Golden Gate :.
There are so many westerners in New
York and Fasteners who want to 20
West that the songs are wildly ap-
plauded everywhere they are sung.