Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-28

timore and Ee Knows Thing or Two.
Ais Views on Politics, Acting and TriI-
by-nIs Friend David e. huI Will, he
says, BE the Next President.
Baltimore, Md, February 27-The
distinguished citizen OF New York, Mr..
Stephen Brodie, bridge-jumper, actor
and typical Bowery man, sat in his
dressing room at Harriss Academy OF
Music tonight and chatted pleasantly
about politics, men and things.
I'm Tammany man right
through" he announced in the begin
ming, and III be one as long as there's
a brick in the building I've got the
nomination for Assemblyman stone
cold in my district whenever l want 1t.
But my wife says to me: Keep out Of
politics, Steve, and | guess she's right;
there's more money in business and on
the stage.
We've just had a change in New
York, you know, and "A mans been
elected by the name of Strong. and /
guess he is strong, too-SUong against
Platt. | think he is good game fel-
low because he won't let anybody boss
him. Seei
Strong may possibly have his eye
on the GOvernorship, may be on the
Preidency. but David 3. Hills going to
be the next President cert Lots Of
people may laugh at my prediction
now. but they may see him moving his
goods into the White House yet. The
only come back they'll have to say is
that he couldn't carry his own State OF
New York. We all know he was
beaten for Governor last fall. But If
you study politics in this country for
the past twenty-five years you'll find
that every three or four years has had
to be a Waterloo. Cleveland was lucky
in getting in on a Waterloo, and Hills
been unlucky in having to try and bat
ee against another of them. In the last
seven months David B. Hill has made
more friends in Congress than he's ever
had in his life, and if he's nominated
he's certain TO be elected, you may bet
your life If the public can show me
better man, I'll buy all the newsboys in
New York boots for next winter.
I've got friends in both parties.
Now there's Chauncey Depew. He's
a peach He's my friend, he is, and
he's been that ever since | used to be =
newsboy in the Mills Building and run
eITands for him. | think he's a good
fellow and all right But ! think
Chaunceyll be wise if he just holds
that snug little berth known as Presi-
dent of the New York Central railroad.
He makes a mistake if he thinks he'll
ever get to the White House. Like
Blaine, he's too fly a man to be Presi-
dent. Politics'l II just carry him along
till about the time he's to be nominal
ed, and then therell be a slip-up and
they'll give him the same old gag, just
wait another four years. He'd better
hold on to what he's got or else take
Ward McAlli5ter's vacant cushion and
be the leader of the -Four Hundred
Wouldn't Chauncey look darling rs
the leader of some of them swell
dances2
"Who do think is The greatest actor
in America? Why, Richard Mansfield.
And as soon as | get money enough I'm
going to build a theatre in New York
for him to play in. like him because
he is such an American. Joe Jefer-
son, of course. is great man. but he's
great in a different way. ! have only
seen him once 1t was in Rip Van
Winkle.' and l liked him very much.
He came to see me play in Louisville a
few weeks ago, and he said that | was
the most natural man he'd ever seen on
the stage, and that it was right hard
for any actor to be the same on the
stage as off.
And TIRES something else ! want to
say while I'm talking about actors.
I'm surprised to see how the American
public take to all these Englih actors
who come over here. They're all cod
fish aristocrats. every one Of them.
There's Mr.. Bedroom Tree, who's do
ing a big business in New York now.
| don't say he's not great actor, but
how about all the American actors who
have failed in LondOn-Edwin Booth
and Mansfield and DiXey and the rest?
Mary Anderson's the only American
who ever got on in London, and that's
because she refused to meet Wales,
as my friend Chauncey calls him.
"Have ever read 'Trilby? Why, Of
course. [ think if there is such a
person as Trilby in New York now
Parkhurst would have his hands full.
And oh. what a time superintendent
Byrnes would have in pinching that
bloke' who made her sing, and bring
ing him ND before Recorder Goff. And
say. Goff wouldn't do thing to him,
would he? Well, / guess he'd just
soak him. Sec