St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29

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place into the sea, with the rest of his
conpatriots, like their ancestors men
toned in the Scriptures.
/ am tired of seeing English actors
hog everything in the United States.
According to the author, | became SO
riled about this thing that l started out
on the road myself. / began to make
nv arrangements month ahead, and
wrote to managers all over the country
asking ferdates. Well, the first half
dozen answers got opened my eyes.
And here is sample of one that
sOmmed up the whole thing:
GoLD-MoUNTED OPERA House, SOUR MASH
CITY OAK Jan. l. lSS6.-Dear Sir: No use
of any blooming American fakir coming out
here to rob the public, as we read the Mime
apolis papers and are on to the fact that the
only thing that goes now Is English. SEND
us an English dude actor supported by an
English actress who has personal history
that isn't fit for publication, and well pack
the house every night That's the kind Of a
snap that catches on now. Yours truly,
J. PERCY DALE DAILY.
Dear reader, you may be assured
that the author mace me wise enough
to take that Dakota mans suggestion.
l reOrganiZed my company and myself,
and called myself Newington Strands,
and my company the Stoke NeWingtOn
llOAA OhN 10y W
Folly theater, Stoke NewingtOn, Lon
don. Then set about securing fe-
male actress with great biz, gilt-edged,
diamOnd-trimmed scandal behind her.
1t was hard work at first, although easy
enough to find those with scandals be-
hind them. | was soon forced to the
conclusion that one chief difference be-
tween the English and American stage
is that, while many American actresses
are absolutely free from suspicion, none
of the English ones are. The trouble
was that most of them had such mean,
| measly, cheap little scandals that
weren't the sort OF thing L Was after
But determin ed to stick to it until
got hold of an actress who would make
a fine companion picture to Francesca
da RimiDi. ana whose
Cold Old crimes that were misbegotten
Would rise up again and be unforgotten.
In the Minneapolis and st. Paul news
| PAPERS / advertised for such all article
| and found her at last. Her name was
Gladys Hermione Winnipeg. The
| name was right at the start, which was
| very important. 1t was such a lank,
dank, rank sort of a name, don't yoU
know. A clinging, moist, cold. soft sOrt
| of name. AMI judging from this, L fell
| certain that she was certainly three
DIV corker, as Charlie Reed says. | was
| right. For | went to see htr, and after
talking over minor details. L SAID:
miss Winnipeg, have you past?''
| What do you meanW she replied.
"Have YOU" continued l, "a history
that will not bear the light of day, tha
will make fine reading in the Dakota
papers?D
Leave me instantly"
| "AIl right" Isaid. but aDerson with
such a history is worth $50 week more
| to this organization"
| "Stay moment said she, ''Slnce
| you force ME to confess, will do so."'s
am not going to repeat what she told
me, as she is no longer in my employ
| and it was dream anyway. But here's
sample of her poetry. and you can sec
| that any horrible fate would have beer
too good for her.
| THE HAND LOVED.
That hand of thine That hand of thine
Reproach me not that still pine,
| And long my loving grasp to twine,
| Around that darling hand of thine.
| Us fair ones We're all around that night,
And as of two / caught sight,
| bet my uile--I thought might
i held full, you four. that night
| l gave to tip TO the newspaper mef