The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-02-24
THE MAN WITH The DOLL.
A Napoleon In the Advertising Line Some OF
the Queer Tricks which Made Els Fortune.

inc uuetT Iriths w" SIS
Paris Correspondence OF the Courier des Eats Unis'
The oldest and most famous OF all ventril-
oquists has just died at Lyons at the age OF
o.. He was known as Monsieur Naiehuh
ar "The Man with the Doll. His real name
was Nalentin Dewaeghenaerc' lie was born
at Ypres IN Belgium in 1910. During forty
years he visited all the principal towns OF
Europe. and appeared before the courts of
France. Belgium and Holland. lie per-
formed always with a wax doll that looked
like a child. and with which he carried on a
dialogue. When the doll became too saucy
he stuffed it into his sack.
The Man with the Doll" was famous in his
time. The late NJ. Sarcey often referred in
his theatrical rcoollections to that eccentric
artist who was the delight of several genera
tons, and even the Larousse Dictionary gives
him the following lines: Long ago at the
Palais Royal there was a MAJ known as The
Mar with the Doll who performed at the
Cafe dcs Aveugl-s. He was a ventrilooulst.
and the then somewhat credulous public IN
nocently fancied that ii was the doll that said
so many pretty things to him and told HIM 20
many sad stories.
A u matter of fact Naleutin had his head
quarters on the under ground door OF the
Aveugles. under the Palais Royal. The es-
tabli shment was kept by one Henry and had
an orchestra consisting OF seven blind men.
Nalrnun at FIRST called his doll Jean d Am
st"rdam. but later on while IN Paris he changed
1t to"fouyou" which is a corruption of"Noyou'
rascal" or, III fun little rascal -he
change was made at III" suggestion OF 'h"
tenor. IIOusi que. oi the Opera totniQue where
the ycntrilouuiSt performed during the
entr'actcs. "Fouynu" soon became a Pari>-
- .- ttL. d. hrnt-tTH N.Hz
turu.d out oblrtrdrl never failed TO say mat
"fnuyou was puI into the sack.
Nalru'iu made q fortune and when IA" re-
tired from bl-inr-- ~ established himself
In Iyou-. where be lived quietly on hi, in
come Notvith,tanding lbs great age. which
stopped his shoulders somewhat, NaIentln
was a handsome" old man. With a long snow
white beard lie WAS "A charming taIk"r and
liArd to tell bis adventures In hi wandering
through Europe. when Ia" was u boy he ran
away from home. with no other te-ourceS
than his rCuirc plrldrt. his sisters doll and
! the instinct ~ an advertiser
J When he reached BruSsels he managed ="
| creep into the servants quarters II! tn. palace
Il the Prince Of Orange Their" he found a
hiding place When ni.ht came on III" .-"i,-
wants. were aroused by IN" CRYING ~ a 'hnd
They commenced . search, but when they
were rImuagiuE through one plt"" young
Nalsnrin made u" child cry IN some Other
| corner III IiI~ WY ~ h'lN Wv. 70 t'''~
about from place 90 place uuiil h" al th'nl
! h,Wi!drrci A. last D." pupctr"d before
rhcW and prowi,cd . ont ~" ,lid. II Ne,
he uuttcr Wa brought % th, att,niiion "l
HI ROYAL lighne,-. T." s"ll l1g naiIH,,u
The yGgns ,,,r i r, ,Hhc b uIbW"" y,ei i"i ri.
0u~i, IN the ante chamber Al eyes turned
in that direction u,o,rc.
aid ValentIn lie wants to com" III, 1h'
Nt,le devil can't k"er quiet for Eve minute
when he !. ~oparat"d from hi, papa.
Then NRlDnti1 commenced "a converse
ZION with tho child In the ante chamber Two
uluslon wa complete, and when \al"nl'i
ordered the little chan TO come Ia ,"v'rVh"a'
looked toward tho door. expecting =" 80
him I'm the -ound Of thc VOC" coming
ucnror and nearer suddenly -""u"d e" .""rr'
from Nalcrtln'@. pocket, thnrllE Nal'ill,,
he bold J." his how'd
This frat performance created a little
sensation In Brussels Tie new paper. ro'
Mold or IL. and laid the Foundation fer the
future fame ~ The Man with the Doll
Valentine success was, assured T" got
lI- name in the papers he managed on ar
rlyiur In a town TO play som" rldc-splI'tiug
trick when he first reached Paris, ii'"i
near the big fountain IN the Garden ot ~
palaiS Royal \ number of nurses auo
children were in tho place. and quite a troni
Of soldiers paying polite attention TO the
Here was valentln's oprortupity "Fou,
YOU vas in the pocket Of his light ovcrcont
he pulled him ont uuobserved md valkeC
over 20 the fountain Then ne deiibsr
atoly poised "Fouy on" over, his head, at th'
same time making him yell IN terror The
next instant D." tossed the baby into th'
water where il uttered r%urglIng screams
Then Nal"ntin fed About twenty hol'
pool and Scrambled for "fouyou " Ou'
Of tNem succeeded N catching him md bring
ing him 10 shore in safety Angry and eX
cited men and women had already assemble
when the heroes wer" coming out OF ~
water Bit soon their ANGER ana eSclt"
meut vanished I'm a roar Of laughter who
they heard the res,uer cNoI1Im IN aNiont-h
mont, "pamu il. it, a doll
The ne { day Va" Paris papers gave a uil
account Of the N T., and Nal"ntIn and "Foll
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