New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-02

town. 1t is all queer to US that William
Shakespeare wro.e such wonderful skits ahou.
Italy and never visited the place. We do hear
certain poet-one Florio-frequently visited
and abided With Will in yon England. and
there, while inhaling the Bull Durham. did
Florio tip Willie off to the doings of this coupie
and other Italian scandals"
"a Tough Little Room,
To Look At"
Pursuing the subject Of Shakespeare even
after reaching Venice, our author saws: "Wiu
Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice
about this town. Shylock was money-lender
and used to hang out on the Rialto The orig
inal Bridge Of Signs is here This is also
where Othello and Desdemona lived T don't
doubt it. When we passed Desdemona's
palace on the Grand Canal we observed dirty
piece Of carpet hanging out Of her window"
Of the cell in which Lord Byron spent
twenty-four hours for inspiration this is writ
ten: "The cell and floors are stone We were
shown where the heads were chopped off.
few holes in the floor to carry the victims
blood to the canal. A tough little room to look
at. | noticed one of the guardians Of
the castle reading an Italian edition Of Nick
Carter. If he only had Imagination enough he
could Guido Nick Carter, 1000 to /, with
stories about this prison"
Venice has the pen Of this sightsecr tenn
porarily "buffaloed." At the conclusion Of the
chapter on Venice one finds this sign: $50
endeth Venice, the wonderful, the beautiful,
the magnf.'
After Venice there is a let-down at the
Italian capital, thus expressed in all frank
ness: "At 1915 noon we arrived in Rome.
It certainly did not impress US much. Of
course, we are going to be knocked out of our
seats by the ancient, etc. Looks like it's going
to happen"
But the disappointment continues. OF ST.
Peters the author says the front prospective"
Is bad. WEAKNESS is beginning to clutch the
travellers soul, as one gathers from the fol-
lowing plant: "This sight seeing is like work.
ing from morning to night. We think We'll
join the union. It actually wears me out.
There are so many stone floors and no heat
that one is constantly coughing, sneezing and
acquiring one cold after another. Venice, all
water, was hard one"
But there are riffs in the clouds. through
which peer faces reminiscent Of home. "This
is small world" quantity PHILOSOPHERS the
traveller. "Met Kelleher, former Department
of Justice man, from Boston, also man from
Albany and a woman from Poughkeepsie-alI
seeing Rome"
At the last of the Italian chapter there IS
more frankness, as follows: "Sure does feel
good to be in France and out Of dirty, second
hand Italy, which is a huge joke to tour I'M
And at Nice Nature helps matters by sun
set which is described as follows: did see the
most magnificent sunset Not only was the
sky Kaleidoscope, but the sea- Red golden,
azure, blue, etc. 1t is the greatest thrill I've
ever had. / was speeches. for ten minutes"
In Paris there is admiration for the Metro
subway. mo crowds, neat pin, swift, no
ads in the cars. The people get in and out
quickly. Everybody keeps to the right. have
preached it to Frank Hedley. He says 1t can
not be done in New York. Why, they march
up and down the stairways like columns Of
soldiers. Everybody is polite, too. No buns
on the trains"
Yet not is all to be admired in Paris, which,
Mr.. Dougherty says, "has long, dirty his
tory" Observes the author: "Well. we dned
in any and all places worth while in Paris, and
have yet to get real honest-to-God square
meal. Anybody ever starts telling you about
French cuisine, just tell them to lay off. There
are no such Ravens of amusement as the Capt.
toll, Strand, Rivoli, Rialto, etc. The very
bummest moving picture shows in the world.
Paris is beautiful city, but when we say that
we say it ALL"
In England one Of the incidents was meet
ing with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who, the
author says. sis Of the worlds best known
writers of detective Stories" Here all the dis
appointment caused by French cookery fades
away. "Had dinner at Simpsons, where they
roll the roast beef right up to you and cut off
the slice you like-fire underneath. Will you
have bit Of groivy?' 4 will, SIR Thank you
very much, SIR or. 'Right-oh, there you
are, SIR"
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