The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26

now?" asked The wig1naker, with a
slight show of dispersion.
II am" replied the dresser.
"Humphl" grunted Clarkson, taking
new wig from the dressing table.
And is this specimen of your work.
The young man admitted that it was.
And do you really Think continued
Clarkson, holding it at arms length,
that this thing looks like wig?"
mo, sir, 1 don't, sir" retorted the
dresser; II think it looks like the air
of the 'uman cad
Rafles Bellew will not, after all. be
consigned to the BOBBY class of second
story workers, for it developed yeSter-
day that his watch, which he thought
had been stolen last week during visit
to the Madison Square Garden, was
merely borrowed by a friend for the
purpose of a jest.
On the occasion of the presumably
disastrous call upon the six-day cyclists
Mr.. Bellew was accompanied by Arthur
Aldridge, his personal business repre-
sentative. Aldridge sailed for London
the following day. and this cable mes
sage received yesterday tells the rest
of the story:
Bellew, Hotel Burlington, New York
City:
Arrived safely with watch. Have
drawn on you PARIS Bank for $40
ALDRIDGE.
After missing his watch the Amateur
u L
it's return and no questions asked. He
recalls now that Aldridge had frequent
ly chided him upon his careiessness re-
garding his personal property.
An ex-theatrical manager of national
fame who passed through Denver re-
Gently was in a very happy state of
mind. He gave as reason for his OPP
timistic attitude toward the world the
fact that he was making $1,000 a day.
Making what?" was the surprised
question.
"a thousand dollars a day"
but you have no companies on the
road"
Mary a troupe"
Then how this thousand?"
well, ErlAnger says 1 am making 1t.
He says any man who has no road
ventures out at the present time is
making at least that amount
A well known romantic actor, whose
wife is not on the stage, but has suffi-
Gent knowledge of it to help him
greatly in his work, was rehearslng a
violent scene at home. Strfding up and
down in fury, he poured out tor
rent of denunciation upon his wife, who
stood, manuscript in hand, prompting
him. when he slipped in his lines. In
a corner of the room sat little Oracle
in her rocking chair. She had heard
rehearsals before. but this scene be-
came so realistic that she could stand
IL no longer, SO up she JuIIpeQ anu
cried out in treble wrath:
Papa, you mustn't speak that way
| to mamma. She works hard for you
all day"
having properly explained the situation
to irate Oracle.
Edwin Arden had birthday And
the birthday brought him kilograms of
congratulation. for Edwin is popular
with his set. Some of them referred to
his present engagement with Eleanor
Robson and Merely Mary Ann They
read:
If Edwin Arden is SO years old, and
has played in forty-two performances
of Merely Mary Ann and Israel
Zangwill, the author, gets married at
the age of 81, how old is Ann?
NAT GOODWIN.
| May Merely Ann" attain as many
MACLYN ARBUCKLE.
Hoot, mon, it's a bonnie lassie you're
with for an old man.
FRANK DANIELS.
! We know the real truth about your
age, but Wen not tell Mary Ann.
JOE WEBER.
| LEW FIELDS.
One of Eddie Foy's scenes in ''Mr.
| Bluebeard" is played with a comedy
elephant One evening last week the
comedians son, aged IL, was calling
upon papa at the theater, and was per
mitted to stand in the wings, that he
might enjoy his parents clowning-
The young man laughed uproariousiy
throughout the scene, and the stage
manager good-naturedly observed:
Your father is a pretty funny man,
isn't he?"
The lad became grave of counten-
ance at once. 81 was laughing at
the elephant" he replied.
Joe Cawthcrne has made as big hit
in the title role of the new Drury Lane
extravaganza. Mother Goose" as he
did in 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast" in which he played the part
of the Dutch nurse. Mother Goose
comes on the stage in one scene
| dressed for a fox hunt She rides a
| make-believe horse, and after dis
mounting puts him through his PAGES.
The old lady dilates upon the wonder
| full wisdom of the animal, and tells
how good he is at arithmetic.
"How old are your" she asks.
The horse taps the stage three times
with one hcof.
How old is this trick - asks the
| dame.
The horse begins to dance and
brings down all of his hoofs with a
merry tattoo
'sEow old is Amp is the next ques-
ton, and the animal topples over and
dies.
Theatrical N otes.