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Show B Jf George Ade's Oay. m There is an unwritten law among the Lambs m and their friends, who attend the weekly gam- m hols, to the effect that whatever transpires there m shall be known only to those within the walls. B i Never yet has a report of a "gambol" found its B way"into a newspaper, yet at times little stories 1 ! from the Lambs are so good that they become a M part of the gossip of Broadway. B The latest is that George Ade, the father of H "Fables in Slang," was down on the programme w at the last gambol. lie was to read an original ' ( fable, and one that was not intended for general B circulation. When Ade's name was called he I H failed to respond, but the shepherd was handed B a small package by one of the attendants. It I B contained a fable, and a brief note, in which the B author regretted his inability to appear, and re- S quested that Lawrence D'Orsay be requested to h read the fable in his stead. B When this was read to the Lambs tlxere was a B roar of laughter which could be heard for a block, B and they cheered and applauded until the good-B good-B natured author, who realized what he was "up H against" consented. B Anyone who has heard D'Orsay speaK can H imagine him reading the fable. It is his pro- HR nounced mannerisms and accent which has made Bf him the great success he is in "The Earl of Paw- Bjf tucket," He struggled bravely with his task, how- Bt ever, and the most amused person in the audi- BB ence was a tall, slender young man, who was hid- H ing in a back seat, laughing until the tears B streamed down his face. It was Dj But that would be telling. It is only necessary Hjj to state that his companion poked him in the ribs HJ at times and said: Ha "Not so loud, George, or you'll queer the whole K thing." |