The Washington herald., 1921-12-08
CHAPLIN'S RETORT
VANQUISHES FAT
SMOKING POETESS
Advises Her to Visit Nov.
les for Such Comfort.
able Chairs.
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

NEW YORK, Dec. There are
times when interviewing is suprem-
est Of the art of self-restraint
have few inhibitions. but when I
see fat poetess smoking a cigar /
want to throw things. She waited
for the reporters in her ebony room
in West Ninth street-a room where
the inky blackness was relieved only
by single candle suffering in a
skulls head.
She-the poetess-had Just had
her morning plunge followed by the
usual rudy glow and perhaps
fVe star afterglow. 1t had been a
terrible morning and she had chased
the Muse with buffalo-like leaps
from attic to cellar.
The net result was a simple little
thing-she admitted 1t. But she
would read it off just as she had
jotted it down. AS l recall. II went
something like this:
When I am gone! And the petals
slowly fall,
Please be kind to my orphaned silk
worms
o! See the cocooni
Yellow leaves and misery.
Then she passed around her cigar
cites and from the depths OF a batik
dressing robe she took a thick, black
cigar and-puff, puff, puff-we were
at the feet of the great, listening to
pearls OF wisdom falling from futed
lips or something like that.
Monte Bell, who is writing a book
about Charlie Chaplin, brought
Chaplin along-or rather dragged
him. This shy, youthful genius is
ever the gentleman. He was intro
duced to the impossible maker or
doubtful verse.
You know Mr.. Chaplin" she
cooed. Il have never seen a moving
picture" The atmosphere was taut
waiting for Chaplin's reply.
Really" said Chaplin. not for
once losing his winning, gracious
smile, you ought to go some time.
They have such comfortable chairs"
On East Houston street is tho
lasagne or ravioli belt where the
gay boys from out of town take the
leading ladies of the jobber plants
out for wild evening. You know
the gay out-of town man. He car
sterling silver monogrammed belt
buckle, and. oh yes. a handkerchief
with purple border. His eyes ars
blue and he wrinkles them in a
merry twinkle. at least he thinks
1t Is merry twinkle, but it's jus,
the sap oozing out. The leading
lady knows Broadway because she
reads Broadway brevities. and her
theory of life in the abstract is that
ladies' must live. After the first
quart of red ink, he whispers a story
the boys told him in front of the
Bon Ton Store before he left for the
East She pulls the two gun. hair
trigger Bill Hart stuff and says,
Naughty mans" To complete the
evening and display the ultimate in
SAVIOR fairs he calls loudly to the
walter: Lisa edition. sill vous plat.
garcon." They ride to one Of tho
Oranges in a quick firing metered
taxi and he returns to the McAlpIn
to write the wife and Riddles of his
consequences.
New York theatrical managers
have their agents securing Europe
for novelty acts in the London and
Partisan music halls. The latest is
young French girl who does
contortionist act on a bed in silken
paJamas. As finale the bed and
girl vanish in the air Most Of the
acts come over here with an ava
lanche of press puffery in advance.
but they do not attract very long
In Forty-seventh street is a win
dow filled with Sealyham puppies
Next door Is an old brick book
shop with window filled with
rare and precious tones. The
crowds all gather at the puppy
shop window. The bookman put
the following card on display the
other day:
Don't come in here to get feas;
go newt door"