The times., 1897-11-02
BRoDIE TALKS OF CoNNoRs.
Says "Chuoh" Il Not the Original
Chimm!e Fadden.

Says "GEuCh Ia" Il Not the Original
Chimm!e Fadden.
Steve Brodie, who is playing at one Of
the -CCal th-aters Ulls week, was asked wha
be thought OF Chuck ConnUrs as an actor.
''Oh, hes all right said steve Il haven't
q single hard feeling towards Chuck, but !
propose 10 cause his managers, Messrs
DAVIS ana hcUEH- several >leepieSs. rest
less nights before l am through with
them.
'-Wuen Mr Stevens wrosa .Onthe Bow ery'
he submitted his play 70 Davis and keogh
Tor production, IuG play aS written was
decidedly lacking ia COMEDY, something
must be done, an attraction was required
10 give tn- pay value, hence 1 was en-
gagged. Davis ana keOgh Ssl W the chance
OF a valuable piece or show property IN
on the BOweTy and Steve bi0ule. ny
place OF business at IA BOWery was turn
ing me an excellent weekly pTOIIu. ana
only very liberal financial consideration
would tempt ii@ into The show business.
TINS 1 secured nom Davis and heOSn, my
salary being $500 per week and d - per
cent interest il The enterprise.
When the company was called for re-
hearsal could readily see that the play was
but Ordinary, ana " aS further convinced
OF this fact when Mr.. Stevens told me
70 put on lie second act 10 suit myself,
that l0e scene " as TO be wholly mine, ana
anything uld With ii would he satisfactory
% him. After the first rehearsal in
sisted on every Iuemuer or Tie company
throwing away their parts, dnC personally
Composed ana directed the second act II
on Tie BOwery-' This scene, as every
body know - was The OF tile play. II was
tile bright particular feature ana the mag
netlsiu W hIch drew he dollars 10 the box
office.
i 10 not wish 10 appear egouStical, as
am only giving you quotations from repre-
sentative critics. Now comes the funny
part 0f A.. When they were informed tuaU
] was considering offers frOW responsible
managers, they Iupl0red me 10 retnain
another scasln with on The IOwery,' III
asuuch a. they had promised TO star ne
In play especially written, 1 positively
rciuscd JOF e;ilain " lJh tueiit- and dcCDrqIng-
ly sought other fields Of occupation. when
] finally closed with Gus Hll, ana pro-
duCed nay present act tf.,re was a mighty
squeai frUm MesSrs. ID. ana Il. They
claimed my act as "A steal Nom tire scene
IN ''On The Bow cry. - ] sent my agent
here 10 Washington, had him 20 to the
Congressional Library and secure copy of
the manuscript az copyrighted By Air
Stevens, the author, ana nay assertions
were verified, for There Is not line or
that second act lu AIr. stevens play DaAIS
and ke0gh endeaVUred To sue out au i'll
Junction Ia prohibit me nom appearing ID
my act, but TINS Was naturally enough re-
fused az MI Stevens himself mad. a1ii-
daVit that he had never written tlc second
act. a. IL is ROW Produced. OF On The Bow
cry. j have had my lawyers fix up copy
rights OF nay present act dnI VIII lnUw pro-
ceed 10 sue Davis aud kaueh. ! also have
photographs Of their advertising matter
which displays Hy name ~ bold letters.
This matter represents ne as Icing with
their company. ] mean 10 claim uan.; ages
for this.
Now just few words about Chuck Con-
nOrs. I hear that be claims 10 be the
original of Z. W TOwnsaads --ChimHnie
Fadden." Why, ! an positive that Mr.
Tow nsend never let his eyes rest N
Chuck COnnOrs' face Mr.. Tow nsenu, dur
ing his search for characters, often visited
my place on the BJWery. During one of
these visits ne was attracted at the peculiar
B0weTy vocabulary OF Michael Fceny. He
said 10 me, steve am IN luck tonight.
There is the character I have bee. look
ing Tor. And Mike Feeny Is the original
'ClunImie Fadden' and not Chuck COnnors.''