Evening star., 1896-12-19


Charles Hoyt, the popular comedy play.
wright. was born in New Hampshire. and
has always made the granite state his
hone. From among his neishbors VI
amcng these rock-ribbed hills he has
pluCked many a character who has added
to his fame and bank account But few OF
his New Hampshire neighbors have seer
Mr.. Hoyts plays. but they read all that is
said in the Boston papers about him. And
they send him to the legislature right along
though NJ. Hoyt is democrat, while a
large majority of his neighbors are of the
opposing political faith. Here's disserta-
tion one of them delivered on Mr. Hoyt
not long ago:
Charles Hoyt's a-gettin' quite bunch o
live stock. so he be. l read in the oston
Papers bout Hoyt's Texas Steer That
Critter must be bout five year old now
Then, later, | see somethin in the papers
bout Hoyt's Black Sheep and now L ben
a-readln that he's got "A Runaway Colt
nat on Garth man wants with A Texas
steer, "A Black Sheep and A Runaway
Colt l swow If i kin make out but they do
say ne makes money out of EN- Why I'D
mere in New Hampshire you couldn't give
Texas Steer away. No one would give
A Black Sheep paStur' room and if twas
Iouna out a colt was "A Runaway v
couidn sell 1t for NOR n what its hide and
hcofs nd bring in Boston But Charley
hcyt shifty little man. He made money
80 m toid. with A Rag Baby and A Tin
Sol0ler and "A Brass Monkey and then
he took A Trip TO Chinatown and made
money on the trip. Why, Bill Jones when
mt euIn PACK from Californy, told me ye'd
stah better chance to make a banana
larin pay on top of the Green mountains
man 10 make money out of them heather
Shlhees. YUM EFF 1t don't beat nv time
IorS,,I tioS ne aoes H. but it's not any more won
no Cr1afc
Nctes 10 elect him to the New Hamnshire
1SsIslature In strong republican district
me me only real downright sensible thing I
nave heard of him hayin' is A Contants
woman Now. there's somethine nraot;osi
III 'hat, and eff he can supply the demand
Tor that article he's liable to oct riohaniu
Vanderbilt e' iieher Ii
Lee Harrison is a prolific sour,a of a,,,
storles He has been in his time agent
manager. hacker and actor few sea,
81 80 :srh ago W re was In the south as manager
VI Inc WICKLOW Postman." Business had
gone from worse to worse and the com
P$.hy round itself stranded at Fort Smith
how TO get home was the question that
car vas oeing discussed, when a telegram
came 10 Mr. Harrison. 1t was prepaid so
OF course he accepted it, 1t was from
the Springfield. Mo-. manager. who On
Ihe basis OF big advance sale, said. win
give you $50 for your night here Bar-
r1son. buayant with visions of u-ealfb
sent rush telegram, collect accentine
the olfer BY combining the total assets
OF the members of the company money
company proceeded. Arrived AT Snr,ng
held, everybody climbed into the omnibus
except Harrison. " no occupied the seat on
the box with the driver. Cheered by the
with the Jehu
Nice city. Springfield eh?" ..Yep, la
con-caly assen;ed the Missouri Hank
Monk. Lovely sunset glow. that" said
nrrri
the distance ~
Sunset. h-n.''. said the driver: that
halnt no sunset" What is it?' queried
Harrison.
That's the Opry House on fire"
Harrison fell off the omnibus
David Warfield and Harrison are both
inVeterate story tellers, and each one makes
the other the hero of numerous good anec-
dotes. At last accounts Harrison was one
ahead He tells an incident that befeD
Warfield when that comedian made his
nrst appearance in the garb of an actor
warmed was formerly an usher in the
BUSH Street Theater in San Francisco and
developed such success as a mimic that his
friends urged him to go the stage He
was always the hit at amateur per-
formances and at last the opportunity was
onered him to become a full-hedged pro-
fessIo1al a company was organized to
go Up to Eureka. Humboldt county, to
play during fair week. Dave was en-
gagged and made great prepa tions for his
speciality On the opening night his ner-
vousness and lack of knowledge as to the
proper pitch for his voice made his spe-
cialty go badly and a faint suggestion of
Miss hoated across the footlights toward
him. He walked down to the apron" of
the stage and yelled at the top of his voice.
II give SIS to the man that Kissed If he
Will stand up and show himself" In an in
stant, Harrison adds, every man in the
house was on his feet to take a chance at
the twenty-five.
a1y
Riddle "and that reminds me of little
conversation 1 heard at the Kimball House
In Atlanta last season, where / with
Donnelly and Girard In The Rainmakers'
II was In the ching room. and sitting op-
posite me were two gentlemen whose
cent and appearance stamped them the
real southern article. They had been
through the bill of fare from blue points
TO coffee. when the older gentleman asked
the waiter il there was anything going on
at the theater 'wuth SEEM The darkey
locked over at me. and wishing to send my
snow aiorg, the consideration being two
gallery seats presented to him-for self
an lady fren' replied. Yes, sab: DE
R1innakers' is NJ de tneater tonight
RainmakeIs" exclaimed the colonel in
almost the same dialect: Rainmakers, the
devil; All don't want mo- rainmaking in
lnire: Ihey Sc two chaps runnin' 1t, amt
they?
What's the matter with rainmaking
colonel? asked his friend
On, nuthin'. said the colonel: only
thfee years ago couple of chaps come
down i'll Alabama where / live and exhib-
ited a rainmaking machine and claimed that
they could produce rain. OF co'se All was
ndtchilly interested. as nah craps, OWN
TO a scarcisity of rain, wuz In mos de-
plo able condition. All say l interested ma
SCI natcEilly and hepped them chaps to
the extent of nah infiooence, which, as
yo' know, Is pootty tof able consid able of
co'se, they demanded some money in adj
vance, natchilly'
Did they take in any?' dubiously asked
his friend
Al should say they did. suh said the
colonel; they took in fcrty-fo' dollahs, an
every farmer in the country
Didn't they make no rain?' again
asked his frlerd.
Rain, the devili They made a big hole
IN front OF the cote house an it amt been
filled up yit. They jus added few mo-
names TO that list of blamed FOOLS of which
All don't mine tellin' yo, All was the cap
tin; fuh. as l was natchilly Interested All
just hepped them rainmakers to bunco NAH
frens outer forty-fo' dollahs. All was In a
mos EN- ba' 'ssing position But the mos
fun OF il all wuZ that two days aftah II
set il an rained the biggest rain All ever
seen in that part O. the country. All them
branches that run into the rivah lust
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