The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-04
E. H. SoTHERN'S CHAT
WITH 'g0HN-A-DREAMS." "

In the October number Of Pearson's
magazine John-a-Dreams has a chat with
E. H. Sothern, who dearly loves TO chat,
and who can do so with fine grace.
Incidentally he can make a chat most
entertaining, as witness the appended ex-
Rmples:
We worked our way home" said Soth-
ern in relating one ''hard-luck" story,
"and when landed on the New York
side OF Desbrosses street ferry 1 hadn't
even my last cent left While was
standing there. rejecting on the dfsad-
vantages OF primitive means OF Iocomo-
ton, a young fellow named Armstrong,
who had been out with US, came up and
We'll shall we take cab or a street
I'VE looked at each other. moment.
while hope Cleaned in the eyes of eacn
that the other conld pay come kind OF
fare knew couldn't. and was afraid
70 take chances Oa-Armstrorg, 50 said:
| :" I'm going TO walk up It's such q
fine day. I really prefer 10 walk
What shall We do with our bassf-
e I'm going to take mine With me- 1
said. It's got lot Of things in II ]
don't Ike TO trust out OF my hands"
Good idea said Armstrong. i don't
like 70 leave my bag with any one either.
I'll 60 along with you
80 up we trudged.. hating at avery
block to set down our bags for = change;
Of hands, and. to exchange expressions
Of unconscionable admiration about the
when we reached the sturtevant
House" continued Sothern, Il leaned. ex-
hausted, against the desk and inquired
in an offhand way II there was any NAL
for me. A letter was handed out BY the.
draft for SlB-for song ] had written
long time before for Walter Slaughter.
now a aweil-knowu London composer
With car more princely air than7-t
had ever simulated on the stage, or
dered a room and with infinite satisfac-
ton watched the Dsliboy stagger on with
As matter Of, fact, the elder soth-
ern strongly disspproyed Of his sons
decision to go upon The stage, and re-
him try At. The father had the satisfac-
ton Of ordering him on the stage at his
first appearance
woFds Hy ta1Hsr sse R vs otRern e BUT f'RR he might
Just as wen have given me ten lines
When 1 came on the inevitable stage
fright came on too. and my tongue eLaye
TO the roof OF my mouth could near
my father say sotto voce:
/" Half a crown, your Honor, hope
you won,t2o 2opject-'Gst OF, set offF
.T finally said the words and got on
There were the usual bitter tears after
ward, but refused TO accept this we'll
meant patsrnal demonstration as hnal."
c. E. Hamilton. the Frohman agent in
London. has written an interesting budget
Of news to his friends in this country con-
cerning the London season as It presents
itself at this time.
Things theatrical in London just now
are In a peculiar state" writes he. THE
autumn promises much. and yet no one is
able to say just what II will turn out 10
be. Perhaps the great novelty OF the i'm
mediate future is the new ]. NJ. Barrie
play. which is to be produced al Wynd-
hams in September. II was first an
nounced that this play. in which John
Hare. Nina Boucicault and Gerald du
Maurier are to act, was to be called Little
Mary but now comes along Mr.. Barrie
who declares that Little Mary was never
contemplated as the title: there IS no char
acter in the play called Little Mary, that
Little Mary is only talked about and
that the play will probably be called The
Stormy Petrol
Barrie is exceedingly popular here in
London. His Quality Street at the Vaude-
vile and his Admirable Crichton.' in