New-York tribune., 1903-06-28

under Big Bill Devery.' was Boohgan : ahs"el-
You see we had made up in hotel just outside
the park My clothes looked as if they had been
built order "A Barren Island They Woulo haN {
driven raepieker into politics My partner, 1ne
gardener. dripping from head to 1901 "e'i'
when NC walked down a promenade bouno ior the
hotel one of the park police made dash for US
Fut he wasn't in our class. He stood as good
chance as dachshund chasing coyote
I'VE ran into the hotel at full speed ana as We
divea into the elevator ! calculated;
q" Top floor. sir
~ guess the elevator man took my neck Tor the
rope for he gave me terrific jerk. which landed
me in the middle Of the corridor.
Throw this bum outt he yelled
The porters came running from all direcuons' as
tf / had the bali in 4 football game shouted
10 the clerk for help, but they'd changed CLERKS
while we were out. The porters threw me lHto 'iie
street and the boys chased me around the OiooA
until my partner finally pulled the other cie 0U'
Of bed and identified US
The sun came out Of a cloud and the photograpner
announced a rehearsal for sketch 10 oe o4'ieD
The Dude and the Bootblacks.
ryooliran and Weary Willie soon masquerade d
shoe sinners and the smooth chinheo ouoe pas
tered his hair down, with the words
Now I am going 10 get it again
The rehearsal began with the dude coming Gown
broadway The bootblacks rush at him. each hgn'-
ing with the other for the coveted nickel ne
dude tries 20 separate the hoodlums' "heh 'ies
turn on him and tumble him in heap Iheg nlaul i.
ana thrash him until the little audience OF 1ello"
actors with laughter.
That's lively enough" says the PHOTOGRAPHIC, Q"
he fastens the unexposed film in place Then
he shouted to Booligan:
..T7,e dude must stand for anything in order to
have q lifeke picture. When whistle "dh'
you grab him and black his face
-'One, two three. go,"
There was no danger that the bootbacks were
not going 20 furnish a vivid picture Nhen 'hey
sumped on the dude their victim went down Slth
a thud which shook the properties on the WaIis
They lore his clothes smashed his silk hat ripped
of his collar and the signal Hooligan threw
him down on his back and smeared the smooth face
with blacking.
That's right" came a smothered voice from be-
tween the black brist.es of the dauber Make
good job Of il. Make it real III get a raise IN
salary for this Make it real
There WAS another pause before the next picture
The sun went behind another cloud. Meanwhile, the
girl with a nicture hat dressed bathing scene
and the lifesaver rehearsed his heroic plunge into
q stationary Washtub. After the dude had washed
off his blacking and had received the congratula-
tions Of all present, he told story Of how an
amateur gave up the profession OF a picture actor
in the middle of his first performance
1T was the picture known The Miller and the
Chimney Sweep, " he said. He was the miller
and was the sweep. He had sack Of -four over
mis- shoulder and trying to 1irt with a girl
when happened along You know. don't believe
in flirting. It's demoralizng- 1 only believe in
flirting when DO it myself had a bag Of
SCOT with me and so let him have it right over the
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-four sack and smother But he didn't That
one blow OF mine laid him out. The SCOT bag burst
and he forgot all about the girl he was flirting with
was sort OF frightened myself. thought had
killed him. We hauled him away to a sink and
finally brought him enough to consciousness
&c hear him say:
I don't think l want TO be picture actor.
Isn't there enough in itT / asked.
There's too much, said he, as he shook a
handful OF SCOT out of his ear"
fair bather appeared attired as If for
plunge in the surf Atlantic City. She looked up
at the skylight, but the sun was too bashful.
oh May white" she said. she sat down by
brook which Weary Willie had painted in his leis-
hours and which flowed into the corner where
the dog was still sleeping. undrowned. This pct-
makes think Of that interrupted bath We
had in Jersey one time Oh, you remember"
May smaller woman. who was the leading
lady OF a road company, and at the word Jersey
she replied laughngly:
Yes. Vivian, how those farmers did bother 1
remember. The picture opened with our taking a
quiet dip in the stream, when Weary Willie and
Hooiigan stuck their heads out Of the bushes
And We did the job well too" said Hooligan, who
had Just emerged from the dressing room. where he
had shed the personality of bootblack.
Yes. and though threw water on you both
you we're mean enough 10 steal clothes
We only wanted make the picture real re-
marked Weary Willie. who had also cast off the
bootblack gu!se and appeared in OF his rag
lans," he called il.
1T so real continued the bather chat the
farmers came running the meadows from every
direction thought they'd kill the hoboes as sure
as my name is Vivian Vaughan Well we did sue
ceed in ending the picture all right by putting our
heads into barrels and walking TO the nearest farm
house. / guess there were fifty farmers at our
heels
Because it was all so real" said Nav
The sun still hung behind the cloud and The ruda
gave the conversation shift by saving:
That bathing suit makes me think Of the beauti-
1ui slri whose life saved at Atlantic City. It was
drowning scene. An actress consented to drown
on the condition that ] should rescue her T'blt.s
tae confidence girls all have in me Well she went
down. once, twice and a third tme l dfyed almost
10 the bottom before I caught her The whole
beach was panic stricken. ! could see women and
men running up and down the sand as / SWAN in
with nay treasure. i drew her out on the saod
and TO make il Hfelike l whispered:
Now, put both arms around my neck
She hugged me Just drowning person
does. 1t was touchngly natural. Finally, the
photographer yelled:
g." Here. that's enough Of thai. flashed the
picture half hour ago"
There was patter OF rain on the slylight and
the bather breathed little tired sigh as She
wrapped herself in the robe Of fourteenth cen
tury empress
The rain, however aroused Hooigan
This obstinate weather" he said makes me
think OF that obstinate picture Of the photograpber
aho me train We We're to get permission from q
Jersey railroad TO let locomotive run over ono Of
US We wrote the general manager and -bo,,bt
everything was all right for a good fatal accident
We chose the fastest express TO do the deed and q
few minutes before the train was scheduled 10
pass through Orange the dude put a camera on
the track and stuck his head under the cloth A
moment later the express hove in sight 1t came
laundering down the track a furious rate and
when It was quarter Of mile distant we substi-
tUted the dummy
Well that engineer almost oew his whistle off
but we thought he had been ordered by the gen
eral manager 10 put lots of life into the pjctr,re