The New York herald., 1922-08-27
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Iully putting on my DrAnu new evening
suit. which I never had had an oppor-
tunity to wear, took trolley which
ought to have brought me under ordi-
nary conditions to the house at least an
hor- ahead OF time. But we struck a
stalled freight train at a grade cross
Ing. The minutes went slowly. Every
one of them made me more and more
nervous. Finally three-quarters OF an
hour had passed. / knew that would
never do. Anything was better than
delay, so I decided to climb over the
train, which had not budged. With my
fiddle under my arm I clambered up
ladder over the box car. Safely I got
to the top. Neither the fiddle nor I was
harmed. But to my horror / realized
when l got to the roof that the train
was in motion. / did not dare to jump.
Already tie rate of speed Was fairly
rapid, to make up for lost time.
II hurried back to the roof OF the car
from the ladder. hoping a stop might
come. The cinders poured over me. My
shirt was black and my face stung.
hung on tight to the brnke-and to the
fiddle. You know that blasted train
never stopped until we got to Colorado
Springs. My hat was gone I was black
with SCOT. / was barely able TO clam
Der down when We did stop and send
word to my father what had happened.
That was to be my debut as a musician.
Do you wonder I am nervous at first
performance OF any kind7"
Miss Lawrence on the Way.
Miss Margaret Lawrence acts the her.
oine in The Endless Chain." winch A.
L. Erlanger will bring into the Cohan
Theater next week. James Forbes
wrote the new play. which is said to
deal with the social struggle In New
York.
Miss Tallulah Bankhead acts the hero
Inc in The Exciters," which Martin
Browne wrote for the Selwyns. Allan
Dinehart is also In the play, which Is
said to tell the story OF marriage be-
tween an heiress and a burglar. The
play will soon be acted here.
Coming from Another Town.
One OF the two men in the theater
glanced at the musical program the
other night to ascertain the name of a
selection which the orchestra was play
Ing. tits just as / thought" he re-
marked to his companion, that is the
principal song number in a musical play
which has just made a great success in
town near New York. OF course the
tune will soon be all over the place. You
can't keep bands. whether they be JAZZ
zing for dancing or eating, from getting
hold OF the best and newest music they
can.
80 this tune will be we'll known long
before the show that contains Il ever
gets to Broadway. And it's ten to one
that the public familiarity with II will
keep the show from making anything
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dozen musical plays which failed 10
make big hit at first or TO last as long
as they were expected just because the
music was we'll known long before they
got here. This result is due to the par
ticular psychology OF the New York the
atergoer
HE seems 70 demand that the plays
he supports shall be metropolitan. Then
they must be new. Unconsclously he
seems to resent any production that
comes here with the reputation OF sue
cess In another city So soon as he
hears tune that is already familiar he
pricks I'D his ears This show cannot
be new as they say II is. He cer-
tainly knows that tune. who's trying
to put something over on him? so the
sooner a successful show Is brought Into
New York the surer Is going to be Its
success here"
Sleeping Car Mystery Play.
Richard Bennett has been acting out
West in mystery play called THE
Rear Car" The passenger in a sleep
ing car is found murdered, and then the
game OF who did II is played by the
rest OF the cast. Mr.. Bennett was an
amateur detective. II. Z. Rose is the
author.
De Wolf Hopper has Just acted for the
first time In his career the role OF the
Sheriff In robin Hood" at a season OF
opcretta in Baltimore This IL the role
which was for 50 many years associated
with the fame OF William Barnabee.
George Thorne. the first Ro-Ro In
"The Mikado" In New York, has Just
| died In London. He came here with
D'Oyley Carte's company and sang at
the Fifth Avenue Theater. He was
member OF the famous Thorne family
and had fallen into poverty before his
death. He was &c.
The cinema acts as pulmotor some
times for the old plays. "The Two Or
phans" was recently acted by Denver
summer stock company Helen Menken
played the blind girl and Ernest Glen
denning was the chevalIer II Is said
that William a. Brady may revive the
play In New York. Grace George was