Life — May 24, 1900 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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447 no hope of being spirited away by a Viking bold, an waa old Hildebrand’s daughter in “* The Skeleton in Armor." Far better a tragic death than this etagnant death In life, Although the supremacy of Northampton’s meanness must be established, an additional proof will be given, In 1892, Mr. E. 1. I. Lyman, of Brooklyn, presented to Northampton, bis native city, a beautiful academy of music. The gift was not only rejected at the outset, bat the giver was well kicked, figuratively epeaking, for his gener- oeity. No other city in the universe would be mean enough for this, © Stranded." A Modern Play. LITTLE bit of atmosphere, Whole reams of purest chaff, A plaster Paris hero, And a clown to make you laugh; A glare of scenle splendor, A lot of calcium light, Some epicy Innuendo, And a plot a trifle trite; Love-mnking (rather shady) "Twixt the plaster Paris cast And o flashy leading lady, With a long and doubtful past; Some sentiment (quite mushy) ‘Twixt a leading juvenile And a soubrotte, rather gushy, Of the frisky, Frenchy style; Tho problem of the sexes, Rohearsed, ro-bashed, served up, By the lady, whom it vexes, In a soled tho’ dainty cup; Rich gowns that cost a fortune, A cast none can dispute, Bilk petticoats and torchon, And a manager astute; Whole tons of advertising, Of interviowing too, A fore-runner, advising Tho troupe just what to do; Nowspapers, bought and pald for, Preas agents everywhere, All honest erities laid for And silenced, Bir, with care! A roar of brass and cymbals, For which the Public pay The price of curiosity And get the modern play. % —tIrene Rowland. His Looks Against Him. <¢C WORN off? Why? Drinking too much?” “Not Just a fit of economy. I look so good, or something, that no one ever asks me to drink, and I can’t drink alone,eo whenever I did drink it wasat my INFORMATION, own suggestion, with the other chaps’ Clara: Do YOU SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE REGGIE VAN SPOXGER LONG TO PROPOSE? drinks,consequently,on me. That cost too Ruth Wittington: 1 NEVER HAs, much, and I thought I had better stop.”