Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-10

as he had ordered. Dan then began to make things interesting by joining hls protestations with Boyer's, but unseen by him, vigorously Winking at the waiter and admonishing him not to get the meat. Then Boyer kicked to the head waiter, and the more demonstra- tive he became the more they became convinced that he was dangerous guest Boyer appealed to Sully and he in turn pretended to be angry also, still shaking his head behind BOyer's back at the waiter not to give him any meat. Boyer finally rushed out of the dining room and went to the office. Sully, chuckling to himself, finished his dinner and found Boyer in the once in the grasp of the porter and the hotel proprietor, giving them pretty good tussle. He appealed to Sully to come to his aid, but he just smiled and said: 'I told you if you didn't eat fish on Friday you'd go to the bug house!" They were about to carry Boyer OF when Sully said: NLet him go. I'm the only one who can handle him when in this condition" At this Boyer be came more angry than ever, when Suls ly said, laughingly: Willie, will you go up stairs or buy cold bottle!D Boyer saw the joke was on him and they all filed past the desk into back room where a gent in white dispenses appo1linaris fora chaser.
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 Though unusual, it has in few in stances happened that an actor has been able to get back" publicly at the critic whose pen has as publicly scored him. Critics are employed by their papers to express their own opinions concerning the performances they are sent to review, these in some few instances to be influenced some what by the policy of the paper, whether conservative or otherwise. Though Eddie Foy is a general favor ite with the critics, on one occasion he. .happened to suffer what he termed 8 s'roast' in one of the papers by one of the reviewers, who was woman. This ranked in the mind of this funny man, whose very entrance Is the signal for a good laugh. Though with no malice aforethought, an opportunity, which he seized, suddenly came to him to give the lady playful return for her caustic criticism of his work. 1t was with a reference to what is often sensitive subject to women who are pastStheir youth. though the advance of years a sensible woman should not permit to affect her. Tn one of the scenes of the performance in which Foy was taking part the same day on which the adverse comment had ap- peared. are some comedy lines between the comedian and the leading lady in reference to the moon and it's inhabi- tants tAnd,' continues the leading lady. some of the people there live to be 500 years old.' "Ah?' returned Foy, interpolating line of his own. for at that moment he had caught sight of the feminine critic in a box, 'now I know where the critic of this mornings x (naming a certain newspaper came from"
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 The most widely advertised man in the world during the past few weeks is Sir Thomas Lipton. Not only will this printed publicity be the means of future fortune to himself, but it has put large sums into the pockets of space writers on the dailies, besides selling enlarged editions of the papers, thus the would be litter of the cup has been a general public benefactor. A story is told of his never failing quick ness in seizing opportunities to adver- tise his merchandise. It is related by an actor now playing an engagement on Broadway in one of the new pro- ductions, and he speaks of 1t as his first experience in the art of painting, outside of his work in that line in his dressing room. The Thespian was a fellow passenger of Lipton several years ago. aboard a steamer bound for India. where the merchant has large interests in certain tea growing dis tricts, whence his famous teas are shipped. A severe storm had worked much havoc aboard, and the captain had ordered great quantities of the cargo brought to the deck, preparatory to being thrown into the sea to tighten the ship Sir Thomas, then plain MT Lipton. and the actor. with whom he had struck up a friendship during the voyage, were watching and comment ing upon the preparations. Tt seems pity" said the actor, ito see so much valuable property going to waste "Yes, it is a pity,'' answered the sa- gacious merchant: then his eye bright ened as if brilliant thought had come to him. However, it will not be going entirely to waste if I can man. age a sudden plan of mine," and Lip ton disappeared in the direction of the engineers headquarters. Fifteen min utes later he reappeared with pail of black paint and large stencil, which he had taken from his advertising ac- coutrements. With these he proceeded to stencil upon the bales piled up to be cast overheard the advertisement now so popular. "Use Lipton's Teas" The actors proffered services were accept ed by the enterprising merchant. and the product of their united efforts in the painting line were soon floating upon the bosom of the waters, and sub, sequently dotting the shores along the coast.
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 OLE OLESON.
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