The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
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NEW YORK, April 26.-A new
wave Of intellectualism is sweep
Ing the cliff dwellers. No week Is
complete without at least one cru
dite dip into higher things. "Seri-
Gus thinking" done on the prem
ises-so to speak. The host invites
the boobery and dazzles them with
mighty intellects.
And the mighty intellects have.
the herd instinct. Just call one
and they'll all be there-thirsting
for knowledge and other things.
The obese lady with a nock of
chins. directoire gowns and girlish
laughter. She came to America
from Iowa-with mission ito
make the world sing" She has no
pity.
Did you see the notice about he-
son, you know. the English actor.
in Variety? The pride of the con-
tinent and boon companion of
Wales. After a few cocktails you
learn II was not Variety. But the
Times. II you don't sing, she'll
make you do-re-mi before all the
people.
The antique collector is there.
too. You learn that the lack of
knowledge about the epochs in
America is not only appalling. but
stupendous. He tells with moist
eyes Of a man living at the Ritz
who knew nothing OF the Jacobean
period. Fancy! Indeed-one must
be broad -minded-a couple of fan
cys,
Then the piano wizard. She
brings teacher. DISTINGUISHED by
long hair. racing Adams apple
and also a thirst. He refers to his
pupil quantity as Miss Paderew-
ski" She. like the moving picture
industry. is just in her infancy. The
Peter Pan of pianists.
Play that little thing that Albert
liked SO well at your graduation In
Brussels" teached implores. You
know Al. King and all that sort of
rot. And she begins. II you hap
pen to be in the next room you
imagine she is tearing the piano
apart-limb by limb-and with a
final crescendo hurting IL out the
window.
"B:avos" To applaud indicates
you were raised in Gallipolis. The
Futurists and Dadsists are present,
too. Chatting about feeling for
space" wrong perspectives" ana
perhaps sweet daddies." Mighty
poEderous. o very! And all the
while the host beams and shakes
the silver shaker He Is filled with
insula- educational pretensions.
His cousin was Rhodes scholar.
The SHOWS are over. Summer Is
here. for the balloon man is walk
ing the paves. He is old and
Grarled but he wears a halo of
youth. Children love him and his
gayly colored spheres. In the dis
tance comes the hurdy gurdy e
frain. The Good Old Summer Time"
From the bus top the avenue shop
windows glow with spring colors.
And in Madison Square is the smell
of the circus housed in the Garden.
Yep. summer is here. All but the
book beer signs.
One of the hold-up men-the-e
are three or four in town il appears
stuck up" the New York Tribune
the other day. The cashiers assist
ant has had no training in a school
of journalism. After the robbery
she called up the city editor.
Please send some one down here.
II is so lonely" she said "Whadda
you mean lonely?" asked the C. f.
well, the cashier is unconscious
from the blow that robber hit him
and there's no one else about and
-" The city editor swooned also.
Very few actors and actresses
escaped 25 per cent cut in salary
last week. Only in this way could
producers continue during the
slump. There are three Co-operat-
i've shows now in the making.
There SENS to be no explanation
fO7 the lack of business. People
are simply not going to the thea
ters," said the head OF one of the
largest syndicates.