New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Parts has new marvel In a girl dramatist who,
though only ten years old, has composed several
plays OF much precocity. She is Mile Champ
moynat. and her literary name is Carmen d'AssiIva
The little one has been admitted TO the Society Of
Dramatic Authors. and has been complimented and
encouraged to persevere by NJ Victorien Sardou
The child herself states that her brain is always
working I'D dramatic situations and incidents
She observes everything that passes, and prefers
large cities with their busting crowds which she
studies. to the quiet country. where everything
seems TO her inert and dead. The precoclous IN
FAINT also tells people that she comprehends every
thing In life thoroughly. She has. in fact learned
to understand all the springs of human action.
Likely enough she does. for she is a sad pessimist
this ten-year-old. The world is abominable in
her estimation. but amusing. Carmen is now
writing comedy woman before and after
marriage, not exactly nursery topic for the little
pessimst. II she has the conventional frank in
sight into affairs OF sex
Billy Bunch White headed oid da ay f hid
been appointed bailin; The magistrate proceeded
20 saPp6r the 1 constuoh no Of GR oeny swear
TEX dat oa h6R S Gid ali R o By Gq Kin
do now ter sport Betsy an he chiun.' -(Brooklyn
The efforts OF teachers 10 increase the vocabulary
OF young pupils by giving them words to use in
sentences OF their own formation results often
in wondrous combinations An Italian bov in
Philadelphia. doing his host TO master English was
aided In n peculiar way by an observation OF his
ldtHeT vocabulary. Inc Otner day his teacher
asked the class to write sentence to include the
word disarrange. The word is in advance OF the
Italian boys stock OF English. and he was sorely
puzzled, but too proud to confess the fact Later
he handed up paper on which the following was
written in round. boyish characters: when fodda
nghta the fire In the morning he saga, 'Damma-
dis arrange"
The following incident occurred at an entertain
ment in large provincial town on the programme
Of Homes @nd 40 add 10 sp ss eec III
song ne, having friend fireman at the fire sta
out and borrowed his topboots.
HIS r turn on the programme came around; He
S soIch hat , white breaches and Che hremans5 top
cess to the middle Of the MaS great @ben
Then hot and eager freman forced his his way Way
through the audience up to the footlights and
youve got top to come 90 ms ou OF them ere boots
Bits CD '"i"e your me- I'm called to hreE-cr1t-
The little daughter Of prominent Western Sem
ator, relates a Washington correspondent has
been attending school during the last winter and
her proud father. mother and a number of friends
went there on the day OF the closing OF school to
listen to the examination. The teacher asked the
class II the moon was inhabited. The Senator's
little daughter, who sitting in the front row.
wriggled about and raised her hand. Thinking to
please the fond parent, the teacher asked her
"Yesm; one moon is" answered the child. II
don't know about the other. well, NV dear
which one is inhabited?' asked the tea cher The
honeymoon" answered the child. Its inha bited
by my aunt and my new Uncle John"
There old man of Tarentum
Who gnashed his false teeth till he bent EN-;
And when as&ed for the cost
c.. or what he had lost,
Said, Il really can't tell for rent 'emI'
-(The Book Buyer.
At the meeting of the Association Of Dramatic
Artists held in Paris says the correspondent OF
The London Telegraph NJ Coquelin the elder
announced that the society had succeeded in pur-
CHASING delightful home retreat for SUPER
animated comedians The place Is at Coigny near
Meaux, on the banks of a river wherein the re-
tired actors will be able to dip their lines when
the fishing season is open. The association takes
possession Of the property. to called "aison de
Retraite." on August next. There will be sixty
beds and two new pavilons will be constructed
for the accommodation of actors with families
There is also to be theatre in the retreat wherein
the old comedians will be able TO amuse themselves
and their friends. and wherein Partisan stage
celebrities will from time to time appear NJ
Coquelin has given twenty out OF the sixty beds /,
and he also promises TO send books and newspapers
to the retreat In honor of the communication |
made by M Ccquein to his colleagues the great /
actor presented by them with a gold medal
Free of Charge.-"Let me see" said OLD c;otrox !
to young Mainchantz. who had just asked for hts
daughters hand, didn't overhear Won refsrrin's
TO me the other night as an old pirate %
''Well-er-you see, didn't mean that exactIv"
- No. IN no pirate, but am sort of freebootar
This (bifD won't cost YOU a cent!'-lPhiladelphIa |
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