The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-06

viewers writing on music, drama, art
and the frequently despised movies, .
was exhibiting the beauties of a noted
art gallery to a well-known actress.
Standing before a Rembrandt master
piece, conspicuously marked, she over
heard a ruraIite passing upon it con-
demnatory criticism.
Ssh" warned her companion, mot
so loud. That lady over there is lock-
ing daggers at you. Maybe she is the
| painter.
! Langdon Mccormick, the playwright,
was removed TO Chicago last week for
an operation, but it didn't come off. :.
They removed him and after a con-
sultation decided that the operation
was more painful than serious. Mr..
Mccormick had a happy inspiration.
';Tll come back for the operation, -
he declared. but l can't wait just now.
have an important appointment back
in New York"
Don't be foolish" the nurse advised
him. What can be so important as
to make you want to postpone an OPP
Grafton.
4 have got chance to get a case
of real hootch at a reasonable price"
he explained, land the option expires
in couple of days"
Ruano Bogislav, the singer of Gypsy
songs, was preparing for one of her
New York recitals. Her regular ac-
companist was i'll and she sought
substitute but without great success.
Wasn't he satisfactory" inquired
Beth Martin.
He might be for some things" the
singer answered, but not an accom-.
PIANIST. He passed me on the second
bar and steadily gained thereafter.
A composer visited Mile Phebe in
her dressing room at the Schubert the
atre. He wanted her to take some of
his music.
Now that you see what I have" he
told her. what would you have me
play?"
"Oh, poker or bridge think would
be preferable the dancer answered.
When Ethel Newcomb is not giving
piano concerts and recitals and assist
ing the noted symphony orchestra
the United States, she con-
ducts piano atelier in New York and
at her summer home in Whitney
Point. A pupil. accompanied by her
fond mother, applied for instruction.
"Can you play the piano?" Miss
Neweomb inquired.
Il don't know" was the frank an
swer, II never tried"
1T is getting harder all the time to
tell the difference between the sexes"
unused Frederick Warren, the New
York tenor, teacher and impressario.
And then he read description of a
music festival:
"The male chorus was made up of
forty voices, including a quartette of
women's voices"
rs it any wonder that The Passion
Flower is successful in a country so
horticultural as this?" inquiries An
nette Westbay, the Acacia in The
Passion Flower, which is now the
blazing success in Boston. Think OF
a country that can boast of Aster, Ala,
Carnatioa, Ore, Daisy KY, Fern, Neb..
Golden Rod, Fla. Lily, KY, Lilac, Neb.,
Pansy, o., and Primrose o.
INOSSA NC LII OylL lIlC NEW IOLh I'LL
pressario wants to know whether a
Bach recital would not be a sort of
Bacchanale to those who revel in the
music Of that master?
Getting Gertie's Garter, is the
name of the new play by Avery Hop
wood, which A. H. Woods is to produce
very soon. It has been a source of
much amusement to newspaper
scribes.
TT pays to advertise, Mr.. Hopwooa
ruminated after reading scores OF
bright squibs about the title. IF a title
can attract so much attention. it looks
like big night when the play itself
is ready
Whitford Kane has been engaged to
act in a new Spanish play in New
York, and being a most competent di-
rector himself, he arranged the prop
erty." The prop list" if the uniniti-
ated does not know, is the list sent
on to the stage manager showing what |
is required for the play. Tea set; |
fruit for table, whiskey bottle without |
contents, etc. Mr.. Kane sent his list |
on to the Times square theatre and it |
was received by the stage manager.
"This here show is reform show" |