The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
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NEW YORK, May 13.-Now rs
tahe theatrical hiatus. Reigning
musical shows are saying farewell
tc go trouping off to new adven-
lures. And at the railroad term,-
mails there is always a good-by
celebration as they entrain in their
private car. known in press-agent
lore as special train"
The curious come to see their
idols with the makeup off. Fart
well nights on Broadway take on
the glamour of premiere. The
stars and principals clown their
parts. They are having their las:
moment of vanishing bliss in the
din OF the Rialto's accolade.
At the station. First comes the
manager. He of cryptic face ana
heart of stone. And a lavender
collar. He carries the tickets.
Then comes the comedian-both on
and off-and the sleek juvenile.
The comedian hears some Hawaiian
players drumming on the mezza-
nine floor. Burlesue a hula-hula
and shouts, Crazy with Tahiti"'
Always a cut-up,
Singly and in groups come the
befurred and beJeweed coryphees.
Carmined and heavy lined by day
and whirling bits of tinsel by
night. One of them stands bit
aloof She feels her Importance
For it is she who recites the death
less line. ''oh, girls! here comes the
crown prince"
The Johns are there, too. But
the chorus girls show little inter-
est. There are new Johns to con-
quer-waiting at stage doors in
distant cities. And after all ladies
must live. The wardrobe mistress.
She's shared applause with Jeffer-
son. And she cannot put the
ghosts to rout.
At last. The star arrives. Sud-
den gold evolved from dross--a
cabaret singer of yesteryear. She
is smothered in corsage of or
chids. Her white-capped maid trots
in her wake. The star is magnif-
cent in her greatness. She blows
a kiss to the chorus girls. And
shakes a playful finger at the conf
edian.
Board" shouts the conductor
The scramble. The sudden popping
of flashlights. And Broadway is
forsaken.
In the crowd that WATCHED the
theatrical car out on sight was a
young man who looked as if he
might take the next train for New
Haven. you know" he said to (.
compa anion. ut is a shame those
chorus girls didn't go West with
the forty-niners. They would have
copied all the gold"
Chance is an important factor in
literature. Emma Lindsay Squir E
wrote about the movies. Basil
King, the novelist, was in San
Francisco and Miss Squire went 20
talk to him-to get his opinion of
the celluloid drama. Mr.. King,
wise in his years. turned inter-
viewer and learned of the young
writer's desire to write. She had
been showered with rejection slips
and was discouraged. The talk
turned to some of her experiences
and knowledge of animals. why
don't you write the things you
have told me?" inquired Mr.. King
Miss Squire did. She is now in
New York selling every story she
writes. She had learned the great
est of all lessons for the beginner
to write of the things one un-
derstands.
Cafes in the FOrties that used to
be closed on Sunday afternoon are
now opened for dancing. They are
patronized by an entirely different
crowd than the regular patrons.
Young clerks and stenOgraphers
Bronxites and their sons and daugh-
ters and visitors from Jersey make
up the crowds. The cafes have re-
duced their food prices and re-
moved the cover charges for this
innovation. Also il is said that
for this special occasion the wait
ers have turned pious and refuse
to bootleg.