Evening journal., 1903-08-11
PRAISE FOR JOURNAL
. FROM FAR AWAY MOSCOW
Wilmington Actor Playing
There Writes of Queer
People and Customs

The Evening Journal has received a let
ter from Maurice Babb. "A Wilmington
man who has made a worldwide reputa-
ton as a vaudeville actor and who for a
number Of years has been playing in the
largest cities Of Europe Mr.. Babb and
his wife 10 vaudeville turn under the
stage name of Cook and Miss Rothert.
Mr. Babb has been away from Whining
ton Tor fifteen years. He played an i'm
portant part some years ago in one Of
Hoyts shows. but his greatest success
has been In straight vaudeville.
The letter was dated from Moscow,
Russia, July 20, where he was playing an
engagement of several weeks. He stated
that he would leave Moscow for America
and would arrive In Wilmington the mid
die of September. For the past several
years he has been touring the European
countries and this will be his first visit
home for four years. He will remain in
his rative city for several weeks and
there Is a possibility that he and his wife
will do turn at Dockstaders new the
atre the week that it opens. With the
reputation that he has made in vaudeville
circles and the fact that he has a host
Of friends here. Cook and Miss Rotheri
would surely be big attraction.
Mr.. Babb recently received a copy Of the
Evening Journal, and of the paper h'
has the following to say:
"The Evening Journal Is the newsies
paper we ever read, considering the siz'
of the town I'm which 1t is published. i
would be a credit 10 some of the larges
cities. We have seen and read the paper
of The world. Success TO the Wilmington
Evening Journal"
Portions of Mr.. Babb's letter whicl
follows, will probably be Of interest L
his friends. as well as all other Whining
tonians.
1--WE are not altogether lonesome her
I'm Moscow as there are Americans here
2 Most every night we have the presence o
+ the American Consul and his wife in tn
! theatre. American business men, and al
r the commercial men look us up. It
strange here, you can tell an America
, with one glance. quite often we get
staref from stranger, then a sort o
: challenge, and moment later n light ta
on the back, and the old gag: You ar
I an American? I thought so. Let's have
{ drink. And no good old Hunter Baltlmor
& rye either. Its Watkee here. Sort Of Der
r zine taste like. / believe they call it a
: home, Jersey lightning. Well it keep
Il you awake dlllbAla 4 hIloW Lildls
"It IS 1890 midnight when we do ou
work on the stage and its always and
b when you get home. The sport don't bC
J. gin until about IL p. m. This is an enoi
4 nous big place and packed from o'cloc
= In the evening. They have three theatre
n going all the time and the promenade
4 are grand. So are the restaurants
S matnees az all, and every Sunday ba
loon ascension, and at night fireworks an
electrical displays of all kinds. just
present we have about thirty wrestle
here every night. They are mostly 3
Turks and Russians a couple are negros
l. big fellows. They look TO me as IL tn
might have come from the Eleven
ward. The Russians love this sport. v
have races every day. And the old ga
ie American jockeys riding the winners mo
10 every race. If they keep this thing up
- am going to back the mounts"