The Washington herald., 1922-01-02
MORGAN DANCES
in DIARY OF
MODERN PEPYS
Some of the Highlights of
A Day in Gotham Also
Include Pickford.
By o. o. MCINTYRE

NEW YORK. Jan. 2. - A page
from the diary of modern Samuel
Pepys: Up fairly betimes and to
the train shed with my wife and
mother-in-law who took coach to
Atlantic City. Afoot through the
town, very noble in my brave nut
brown great coat, and to breakfas;
with c. Weight. the Inner.
1t was pretty to see the shop
windows and loath to leave them to
write down my journal and the
emptiness of the house put me in
a poor mood for labor. Read a
while in an old almenack Of my
grandsire's
By and by came my she cozzens
and l gave them a mighty neat dish
of custards and some jelly tarts,
and both in a high flush at seeing
Mary Pickford In the hallway. And
sent them to see a puppet play
OF Dickens Christmas Carol while
a sat musing over yorth's enthu-
siasm. to me one of the most ap-
pealing things in the world.
Dined alone and then away to
meet Quinn Martin, the chronicler.
and we went to three plays for a
little time and at Sally" Miss Billie
Burke came from her play and
stood awhile with us. Later with
l.. Marsh to a night show and some
French diplomats and their ladies'
there and l saw young ]. p. Nor
gan dance, and right graceful he
was, too. So home and to bed.
The fight has started to dim the
Great White way. Three different
societies have been formed to ban
illuminated advertising on Broad
way and the side streets. The lat
est electric sign is near Columbus
Circle and 1t shows a three-round
prize fight. The roof rental for the
sign Is said to be $4,000 year.
John Peter Toohey. who is himself
a distinguished member of the thea
ter's publicity corps d'elite. writes
short stories in odd moments. The
character in many of his tales deals
with an impudent and ingenious
young press agent of Broadway. They
have been collected by a publisher
and VIII be presented in book form In
the spring. TOohey has selected
fitting title. The book will be called
Fresh Every Hour"
There are many variations OF the
old wheezes about New Tork's near
by neighbor What are Yonkers?"
The one about the young college boy
at his English class inquiring; what
are Keats" got a good laugh a few
months ago. Now I'm vaudeville
monologist tells of asking n Wall
Street broker what he thought OF Bal
FAC and getting the reply: II do not
pay any attention TO those curb
stocks
Leon Enrol is appearing in two mu-
steal shows in New York. He is al
so directing the rehearssls Of an
other. For recreation he goes to see
a play.
Nearly every man in New York who
Is delugcd with pressing affairs has
a dummy telephone dead instru-
ment, the bell for which may be rung
by pressing a hidden button. When
a visitor remains too long the bell
rings and the busy man carries on
faxed conversation which gives the
visitor a hint to leave. A great Wall
Street. financier. however, has the
mosi pointed method OF all. When a
visitor arrives he tells him frankly
that only five minutes may be spared.
He holds his watch in his hand all
during the interview. Few remain
after he begins to look nervously at
the watch.
Fannie Hurst's broadside at mo-
ton picture producers for manglins
her novel in the films is said to be
only the beginn ng of a fight by
authors. They are going to insist
that their works be not left to the
pitiless whims of the director. The
producers on the other hand declare
that when they buy a story. they
have the right to fit 1t to the screen.