The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
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NEW YORK. Oct. sos--A page
from the diary of modern Samuel
Pepys: F. Hope called at the cooke
crow and away with him to see G.
Conan. the play actor. sail in a
barque for Europe. Back to the
Golden Eagle and ate we'll FASH
toned omelet then northward by stage.
1t was pretty to see the groups Of
young girls going to the factory lofts,
vibrant with health and banteying.
Nightly cried here In the city war
is to DE made to keep dogs OF the
street and IL true, I would iiefer live
elsewhere and intend so to do.
In the afternoon I saw q brave
play "A Bill of enforcement" which
I believe to be the finest thing that
has come to our theater this season.
A crisp air and fine for walking in
the late afternoon and to r. Brinker-
hoff's and for an hour in the Shake
speare garden in the park watching
the sun set and both filled with fine
thoughts.
Home and my new great coat came,
very noble. With c.. Briggs. the
thinner. to Galloway's and we played
at cards and had a repast and then
sang and told tayles until 4 O'Clock
Of the morning and my wife had
angry words with me. So to bed,
In some little discomfort. but no
words from me. sF
Lionel-of the immortal trio
Lionel. Ethel and Jack-almost dis
played touch Of Barrymore anger
at his recent premiere when at the
big moment in his play the audience
INDUCED in a At of coughing. He
restrained himself however and got
through the secene. An intrepid
Camille would never invite competi-
ton in coughing among Broadway
audiences. And the odd thing is that
the audiences never cough between
acts.
In one block in the Fortles I
counted IA vacant apartments. This
condition real estate men tell me is
not unusual all over the city. Before
October 1, there was not an apart
ment to be had. Rents were raised
and tenants moved to the suburbs and
new tenants have not been secured.
One of New York's most fashion
able tailors has returned from London.
shortening his vacation by three
weeks. A group Of his customers
were over there and on the streets
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OF killer and walk along in front
OF him. When he went to a theater
they would occupy boxes, pin their
evening coats so they looked like
horrible misfits-and then they'd
their clothes. He couldn't stand It
home.
This is the story of a $500, 900
song told to me by the man who
paid and paid and paid. He was
living in a bachelor apartment. He
was known to be friendly with a
big theatrical producer ten years
ago. The girl, whom he had never
seen, sought his friendly help to
meet the manager. She came to
his apartment and sang a song. He
fell in love with her but she Just
played along with him and the
other day married an automobile
racing driver. Incidentally the
name of the song she sang to him
was The Glow Worm He still
plays the song on his victrola.
There is a snappy haberdasher
shop not far from my hutch on
Madison avenue. II has only one
window. Nightly II is trimmed for
the next day with gay scarfs,
gloves. highly polished walking
sticks and the latest thing In COL
lars. The rental IL high and the
place is small. Yet the proprietor
has his own home in the East
Eighties right off Park avenue. He
sports a huge car with a chauffeur
sitting out In the rain and belongs
to many clubs. The one window
does the trick. he told me. "All my
sales are based on what Is in that
window. I used to have two win
dows but 1t scattered the interest
they concentrate where there Is
only one window" he said.