The evening world. Newspaper, February 22, 1913, Page 9

eg Your Dowagers Appear— No Chickens! --ButThey Cover Up With Jewels— All the Jevrellers of Fifth Avenue, of the Rue de la Paix, of Bond| Street, Seem to Have Opened Shop Windows on the Grand Tier Boxes — Your “Gallery Gods”? Are True Music Lovers—It Is the Sarre in London, Paris, Brus- sels and Munich. MEG VILLARS Fifth avenue, of the Rue de la Palx, of Bond street seem to have opened shop windows on the grand tler boxes, and in the orchestra stails, Even Gaby Deslys would hi to take a back seat in the jewelry exhibition! line, and I'm not sure if you don’t knock Paris and London. In Paris ladies don't Put on quite so much all at once, (I'm still talking about jewelry, let me re- mind you.) Here your Dollar Princess: and Queens seem to wear all their| Jewels together, just as Miss Sadie Popgun of Sixth avenue wears her dit- ferent rabbit and cat skins at one outing. Why not do ike the Turkish ladies? When one harem visits another each Woman carries all her Jewelry with her in a casket and from time to tlme her | attendant changes her rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces so that all her Possessions are shown around and yet she is never overcrowded by their splen- dor, It wouldn't be half @ bad idea, only Mr, Gatti-Casazza would nave to arrange for more intervals to give the ladies time to change and get their due of admiration, By Meg Villars. « T have been to the opera. What gor- Beousnesa I have seen, dear New York! It’s certainly hiding your light under| © Ddushel with a vengeance to have| such a magnificent interior to such a barn-like exterior! I am sorry I waited eo long to visit the Metropolitan . pera House, but you eee, having heard so much about it, I wan fearfully disap- pointed when I saw what a puritanical looking butiding it was as viewe! from the sidewalk and it sort of discouraged yne to “inquire within!’ However, hav- ing once summonea up cow e and passed the severe portals, I was dazzied| and enchanted! What taxi-cabs have | begun the opera shall finish. I‘ have} calculated that I can afford taxis and operas three times a Weel! for a month and then it's a visit to my: consul and & passage home in the stecrage. I think It’s really rather tricky of you to erowd so much luxury within such ugly walls; was the New York Opera House opened on the first of April ‘as & huge joke? It comes as a real sur- Prise to an unsuspecting stranger, you] Yes, you certainly put on all your know. If only you had the outside of| prettiest frills, yrandest diamonds and the Paris Grand Opera House and !ts| nicest manners at the opera, dear New Woaderful marble stairs and balconies | you would be perfect—just a small “if,” Jan't it? I'm not greedy, but 1 want a lo It's a real pity to have a nasty prtex | building for your home of music. Wy, half the marble halls down town which | turm out to be newspaper offices arc grander than the exterior and entrances of the Metropolitan, I wrinkled up my nose in fine di when I first set foot in the rather dingy looking lobby and saw that the boys Who were selling the libretto of the opera were wearing ordinary York! You don't come bouncing into the place as you do In other theatres, Really, at some of the musical comedy plays you in as if you were tryin to catch the Pennsylvania express (iat left the day before yesterday; you bump into your seat as if you had declared war on its springs, and alto gether you give a stranger the im- pression of taking your pleasure very sirenuously. At the opera it's different. The well dressed ladies wrapped up in costly cloaks sweep to their seats In the la:- sireet) surely manner that they positively ow clothes and hadn't a single uniform be-|¢ F : thelr clothes! Beautiful clothes tween them! It's true that one amonsst! Gugnt to suggest lelvure and repose, so many wouldn't have been much Kood| gon't you think so? Perhaps it's rather anyway! {a pity that Once right inside, however, I settled) tom of hugging Down tn my seat with a sign of com 1 have the English cus. ur cloaks all the eve- ning through, Certainly a woman's fort and gazed—with all m) eye: sioulders look well emerging from the | eay in French. soft furry collar of her coat, but ail! Don't laugh at me if I tell » the French way is prettier, [ think! what pleased me most, at firs, In Paris cloaks are left in the cloak were the red shaded lamps grand tier boxes! 1 have always loved red lamp shades—there'’s something so) jJuscfous and becoming about them! Tam sure they must be greatly appre-, wv room, and a dainty gown gets a ter chance to be seen than it does he Oh, the spick and span alr of your white gloved men! How virtuous they | must feel! If couldn't look at a single last train home if they walted to get theiy taings from the cloakroom after- ward he opera also seems to be the only place in New York where one can get be doing so, for your debutantes seem! ery yeuthful, some of them, dear New York! | If? your debutantes appear young, | your dowagers yappear — well, no} chiekens. away from the chewing-gum flend! Oh, But they: cover age with Jewels—what| what an objectionable ruminant he ts, @aguificeyt jewe! All the jewellesa of especially the one who prefers Bis GOING TO A-BOx. {taking plenty of exercise in bis xrave jin “| Villars’s Impressions of the Smart Set at New York ai i ivroerecrneneetsttttaotnnrencinetatiss The Dowagers and Their Jewels as Compared With Those of Paris polson peppermint flavored! Where You go in this clty you come across traces of the animal! I've found lumps of dried gum stuck on the furniture of my room at the hotel, on the under edge of the seats at the theatre—why, I've even seen the nasty stuff sticking to the iron railings that guard the visitors from the sea Hons (or are they to guard the sea Hons from the visitors”) at Bronx Park! It was refreshing to find therefore that chewing gum 1s barred at the opera, Maybe they have it upstairs in the gallery, though I don't think true music lovers would tolerate such a nasty habit, They are true music lov~ ers, those “gods” in the gallery here! I would rather rely thelr judgment than on the disconcertingly misplaced applause that comes from the stalls and boxes! Everywhere in London, Paris, Brus- sels and Munich, which are the only towns I can talk about, you will find the would-be musician, who alw: leads off the applause at the wrong moment, dragging part of the audience, silly, sheepwise, after him, while the gallery and a few real critics implor ingly murmur “Ssh, sh I have never noticed it as strongly as here, though, It seems as If people can only think about the tenor, who is giving return value for the fabulous salary he earns, for a# soon as the last yelp leaves his highly insured Uiroat, out they burst in tumultuous applause with, much to the indignation of the gallery, fine disregard for the wonder- fully conducted orchestra that is still playing the beautiful music composed by some man who has more intellect in his ttle finger than there is in the whole great body and swollen head of the large creature, male or female, on the stage: No wonder singers are ready to de- clare Now York the greatés: musical centre of the world! When you think of the generous applause and sala- rles you give Wiem they would be cute tng off their nose to spite thelr face if they sald different! 1 what the opinion of certain great ans would be, though, if 1! a Um afraid Mozart must have music ley wel the other evening when the audie rder to bay tribute to singers, tumers and scenery, applauded eat |siastivally whenever @ singer » jtake breath! | ciated by some of the elderly ladies who without wondering how many spilt!” 0) course i'm not saying that th } ait upé there; in that sort of ight a and spoiled paira he had left strewn! ones, was not magnificent. Lecause it f) dowager looks’ tke ter married daush- About the floor of his roum before And | ee ee a een auch 4 care of ne] tery the married daughter looks ike ver! Ing the last immaculate MET Wael dea guch luxurious profusion of cos: J debutante sister, and as for the debu-| surprised te tom mien come! in (aewetl: SUS IMRRFIQUE Bre! Yeon oe ae 1 tante aiater, she looks as if vie ougit to! With thet pats and proceed tO) soa chorus work; and perhaps when. the * be in the nursery slobbering over stow them away der thelr seats. I) ooige of sight is wo pandered to you Y bread and milk before going to bed;! think that looks horrid! T suppose they | oo ioe be surprised that people almost acts matter of fact, she inlet alunos; | Were suburbunites fearful of missing the) cAnnot be warpr! Would you be v me, dear New Y private conviction people whi gala costum: y much annoyed with k, if f waid that my is that your @mart py stalls and boxes In are Mot Very musical, and that one has the impression that op- productions are pills that have ww ve" Garetuils wilt for them to swal- 5 THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, Opera; D “oN AND low? If they were so fond of music would they arrive in the middle of the second act and leave before the end? In Parls the doors are closed when the curtain goes up, and if you are late you can Just sit on the steps and wait outs! till the next act or go home and think of the money you've wasted!, But per- haps you do that here too for the Ring. Then, too, it's really rather vexatious the way women chatter to each other throughout the overture! I really felt | like quoting the old Joke to the ladies behind me: “I hope the music doedn't disturb you!" From a@ spectacular point of view, however, [ don’t think one coul@ po: sibly wish to see thing finer th the aspect of the house as I saw tt on Ae om-r mpm 1918. George Cohan Gives His Regards Li . To Broadway Before Leaving It: . Me STARTED AT 6 OcLock People to Waten to m ® The Old for after all ¥ written it's a wonderful street White Streak is a liberal edit } cation in itself If absorbed temperatsl: ey OF even intemperately if the perso! } Who pursues it knows when to stor All of us, at least those of us wit! } red blood in our veins, are handed wil oats to sow—and the richest soll ot this footstool 1s Broadway. so why no } sow ‘em where the soll is warrante: 0 produce a good time, even if It dow sprout a headache*now and then?” Such a question ts, of course, to debated only on Broadway, where an: nuinber of clubs are formed for the partloular purpose. My interest le@ m to ask the versatile oracle whet pla: of his, and what song, he consideres most tyrtoal of Broadway. “I've never thought of that flected, “but of my playa I ‘little Johnny Jones’ expresses Broad. way most convincingly because Its char: acters include the tout, Jockey, wrafter, the politician and the sou of whom are to be seen on the street As for the song, it strikes mo tha “Barnu Mad the Right Idea’ hits the mark for the reason that everything along Broadway is a show. But in th popular mind, perhaps, ‘Give My Re is most identified with Broad: way.” In conaldering the further possibilities of Broadway for those who might £91 low him, George M. declared: 4 “It's a cinch for the fellow who know! what to do with his opportunites, tr can still wave a flag and make a {or tune if he goes at it in the right spirit ‘adil: ‘ If Your Smart Set Were’ Fond of Music, Would They Arrive in the Middle of the Second Act and Leave Before the End? In Paris the Doors Are Closed When the Cur- tain Goes Up, and if You Are Late You Can Just Sit on the Steps and Wait Outside Till the Next Act or Go Home and Think of the Money You’ve Wasted. gether, It was a truly impressive sight! I was taken up to the club and smug- gled into the little corner of the room! ea s¢reen is put up to protect an onal lady visitor from the m too,) You all looke per spandy, dear New York yen, and tt seemed hard to belleve that « few hours earlier you were no doubt going about ta your office with mussed up hair in| the cool ease of shirt sleeves and the comforting atmosphere of half-chewed, nalf-burnt cigars As you conversed your high balls at imagines that you ted moments, Phone with ¢ Hix-Word, so amlably the club ‘no one n be guilty, at of conversations over Man-Who- Doesn't over commune--get that?—with nature andj it's a pipe! But the’ song-and-dance 4 a Wednesday night. Perfect execution that send electric x perhaps ralse a crop of new ideas fur] thing is @ harder game than it was | on the stage, a wonderful assembly in sparks fying and Hae Kil the central S The Old White Streak’? | vias». 1 want to write a play about] when I played it, because # lot of very | the house, New York women at their | il if he tiles to lator: a ‘ people different from thowe that roam| Clever kids are working !t now, It's } best and New York mon pretending to| opera nlghta you certalhiy look tow mot Has Taught Him Not to) trouaway, wut 1 can't do it while I'm ree isanais sataartl ' forget that such things as telephones! ty be true and a real illustration of th i failing over tables and keeping up a] “And ts Broadway fast to slock exchanges exint! saying that “music hath charms to Waste His Time, as Well as) rinsiig conversation wits my fort. Sup T don't Bari", Nee MENA: 1 “5: Ae j ‘Talking of the men, L was allowed to] soothe the'—er—well, I think I'd. bette Giving Him $3,000,000, | 0% 1 tackted & play of that kind and] home nighte now. peep at a whole bunch of them to- | leave It at that oie id *Jafter getting It produced heard so: Good luck to him whea be gees home ; 2--} and He Will Continue to}one say, ‘on, yes, 1 saw the author last { U2ilent leaving Broadway behind! night doing a headspin'—wouldn't t " ‘ Be Its Advance Agent. o New York Bows to Billy Noian. Why ce AM ary up my ink eee Polite New York! | mannemarreae Mr. Cohan's lucky father, dreaming ILLY NOLAN, mangger of Willi “What's yer name?’ panded His of the day when he should be elected RED CAP" in the Pennsytvante Ritohte, the lightweight cham-| Highness the cop. BY CHARLES DARNTON. president of the Farmers’ Club, turnud A station approached a woman with pion, started down the Sub Cube eLeH IFLA HILehIn a inNneaaRce Gaarae GkcGoean payal tic Sead kee. Waheed. LGR thE AolaR a suitcase In frent of her tm the 4 pepsi peepee 1 ck | fully answered Ritchie's manager, : ’ ; " j inva to-day carrying @ big Diack) “nf, “Bras Buttons dropped the. hand #0 long to Broadway. The street the was buttoning, and Mr, Parsons | ¥4iUne Ferw aie Saree ae Lees ated cigar, holding the summons to his side. He he has celebrated in song and| grew red in the face tugging at his p's °ah. dam, but 1 be A big husky son of dreland tn the] puted off his hat as if to mop his brows *4me-story will ave him for the last mol otier shee. Goorke M. dance-stepped} “Pardon me, Madam, but may uniform of the municipal police depart-} with the other, and he began to sputterf as an actor. While it is by no means|into a fresty-creaced pair of trousers {Permitted the honor of escorting yew to nent hailed him: apologetically, He looked searchingly} improbable that the audience which bids | and fastened the belt with this di your train?” Here, don't ye know {t's agin the] into Nolatte blue eyes, and as MH him goodby will, as he might tetera The woman almost coltonents ta yea 4 " 0 ik Sub oe jammed he summons into hiss ~ * a opt surprise, *he was a regular commuter, | law to smoke in the Subway?" and] jammed the summons bok fuss over him, he evidently has n lay polka to bry tn Welle a Au Se ae ee aa meatane on tral with that the copper began fumbling] “Olt Pewee iva a thought of making @ crawl exit. It wil] oan comedy along different lines than @™ ** In the th) through the pocket in the tall of his] eo. you've, Janerm OO en be just lke him to stroll off twirling 4| those I've followed, I'll read and write a” WEN an stort oh sept ion coat. you were wan of them f light stick, and perhaps recalling that | qi bit Now Broadwa Ng and alowes Nolan stood dumfounded. Coming Ritchle stood by noting the discomf-$ it's Washington's Birthday, and’ travel & bib . Neo ron grinning darkey to take her bag, “To tet the only thing T know, and T want (/ 0° spray ye careful, that step Is Ilable ‘© tell the truth In honor of the day,” | get away from it, not because I don't Lh Ae aR A tern he ‘sald, “it's really. goodby to Broad-|tike it but be Lewant to lea have a bed fall.” he remarked os There won't be any Patti fare-| something about the ret of the wor'd, f1y Nave B AM Me Me oo Is unless they sic more new theatres It's not that I'm going to forawea th train level. nd T don't think there's any | Broadway. The old street means toh’) sic" teain he accepted the dime tip of that, even though theatres are | much to me for me to forget It, It hA4h oi. gave him aw if it had been a dollar. ming so thick 1 fast that it's hard nh me, mo: things, about ‘On, thank you, madam," h eald. } to dodke ‘em, 1 don't want to play any | three million do together with Af Gon, ane time, he would nave departed : Inorethats the wh story in a nut | foundation for ast more, What's} inoue a word at such @ gratuity. shell. I've had twenty-three years of | more, Broadway has taught me not cP Pll yO OS ee toe and I've had enough. £ don't care! w yt hat's the great lesson ie aca shout the managerial end of It, either. | j¢ teaches those who know how to take : 5 Ma gah aut Gf ltdasnioe t hie tone °} But this is onty one of the expert F row if t could. |i, The tinportant thing ty learn sre enilvanine. thai tiaaean Hut Sam Harris won't let me, That's! when and where to stop. A ilttle of Pennsy commuters these days, The the worst of having @ good partner. {'ll) Broadway goes « long way her morning the Drakeman on the 1.02 h aye aamtien Year of hon the ‘oad, and At thirt p (gray hatrs do not aif trom Rahn 4 the silk Nose: white A PIT mayaRS aN Vi- | waye toll a true story? George ML ConAMF A ung woman stenographer, who o¢- ence, I'm Fee y to : ‘ha with has the face of a boris phil P| ners P cupies time coming Into New York at agricul wtunt, if you Want to He's really a very odd mixture, Tee ap oun es Into @ proper ‘ 4 eatulogies come! waste of time to study him and enought gr, on @ Perth wround and help yourself ho author) tp know that he arned a@ great? Amboy fternoon apolo- of # seed catalogue cerluiniy knows how: deal since he was Peck's Bad Boy.) gized w ly left @ door welto wacgnario. He cnakes the whole | ty thing else he is a Broadway P open hing KrOW Tht before your eyes, prodigy. ‘This is the only word that de} No, the not all Lord Chester: Turnlps, caobages one and scribes him, As the rest of fields. Neither are they trying to gtvi PW Vewetabies dear to the newrt of the Me | gooret is extraordinary success it! Mayor Gaynor lessons In politeness, * ang up Le magic in the dress /came out when he sald A general order has been issued thal the way acrosa the country, he of ture of his maam and after it was - m under the industr.ous hands of I've tried to play fal one my fall Pennsytvania emplo: ust be course wasn't familiar with the Sub-| all over asked the vigilant officer to yung asroulturist best to repay Hroadway f fc has} polite to passen Now commuters way rules and regulations. r Nolan, any t it will ‘ ayn ‘ enough done for me by Whitlng more songs ands are wondering If a really polite engiy Vi si mn ye it went on! 4 1 oot yar A Or to feed family the stock,” he) plays about it than any e in thef neer would hold the 837 at Metuehen Officer 4 and bay tly eXtricated ®) name is Nolan,” and with that ued, as George Parsony vent over| world, 1 believe, and I don't intend tof some morning until @ deleted MetusBeme legal looking document fom the rear) husky guardian of the peace and pulled on # shue to hide his smile, | stop ther ma going to be Droadway'a$ it bundling, Cap combolonse te foide of bis coat bumeelf scarce. “the farm will be a retreat where Lean edvunce akent as long as 1 can find? aut ta tha eons