The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-24
EZRA KENDALL HERE.
He Uses His Ice Machine on
Reporter.

If you happen to see a man walking
down Kansas avenue today with gray
iSh hair that looks as if it had been cut
under the rim of wash pan with
pair OF sheep shears; a man who wears
a thin black OvercOat and has the collar
turned up and holds it together under
his chin with his right hand part of the
time and the rest of the time has both
hands in the side pockets; a man who
looks as if he might have run for coun-
ty commissioner on the Populist ticket
in Trego county and who ran 81 votes
behind his ticket: a man who also
might be taken for the travelling sales
man for coffin factory whose territory
is in a mighty healthy communicated,
that is Ezra Kendall who is TO play
THE Vinegar Buyer" at the Crawford
tonight
Kendall is the chilliest proposition
when it comes TO securing an inter
view" that has struck Topeka since
Frank Daniels When Daniels was ask
ed a parrot in a cage in front of a Greek
candy store and made some remark
about the parrot acting as his inter-
prefer. But Kendall doesn't even punch
or prod a parrot He walked from the
Santa F'e depot to the Throop hotel for
his mornings constitutional A State
Journal reporter accosted him as he
tackled from the door around a radiator
toward the clerks register. The re-
porter was ready to have Mr. Kendall
be right funny
Mr. KendalI?' queried the reporter.
Kendall stopped. He looked at the re-
porter with a depreciatory glance from
his head TO his feet. He allowed one
veyed the reporter again as if trying to
decide whether he was a gold brick man
or a plain hold up proposition.
Well" said Kendall in a freezing
tone
The reporter turned hs coat collar up
to Withstand the blast ''T-t-thought
you might stand for an interview
What for, what have I done?'
Don't know; that's it. if you've done
anything let me know-that's just what
I want" replied the reporter thinking
he had struck a lead which might wind
up with a sensation for Kendall looked
worried and grave enough for man in
a delicious scandal
Everyone knows all about me that
there is to know said Kendall and he
was edging toward the dining room.
The reporter was ready to be jocularly
induisitive and ask him how vinegar
was and If he was any relation to the
Kendall SPAWN cure man. but he didn't.
Anything else2" asked Kendall as
much as to say my time is money.
You were here last with Vests min
strels as nonologue starr"
Yes.
And before that?"
In 1886 with a Pair of Kids at the
Grand opera house Theater had lust
Man named Kendall built il, no relation
of mine" Kendall was becoming To-
quacious, that is for Kendall 1 played
'Buttles' in that and in the first act
wore chin whiskers and in the last
shaved them off, A club of young men
was formed IN Topeka on the strength
of that to let their whiskers grow.
Don't know. whether they did or not
Never heard"
we had a Populist wave" ventured
the reporter, and long whiskers were
popular"
May have been the result can't tell, .
said Kendall. Had forgotten that"
DO you have any chance for mono
iogue turn in your play?''
No. il is straight comedy. but I can
do a monoIogue turn between the acts
Kendall meant if the audience aroused
enough applause to bring him in front
of the curtain tonight Kendall IS chilly
off the stage but he is funny enough on
and really as a funny man behind the
footlights he is a warm proposition.