The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-21
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BY.
Harry Tucker,

5 DAILY CALDNDAn-MARCH 2l.s
1743-.Colonel Carter Brunder discovered
mint bed.
1so3-captain Robert Wright took his
first julep.
We wish to say that we are not the
guardian or custodian OF Mister Harry
Glenn.
And we can't see why his mali should
be sent to US.
If we were as fine monologue artist
as he, we would have q private mall box
and stenogrnpher and we would I'M.
mediutely begin to look upon Press FL
bridge as a hated rival s
we would copyright our jokes, so that
people like Fred NIbo, Jim Morton and
Fuller Golden could not use them and
thus grow famous. s
We'd drive around in q carriage and
smoke only the Jefferson cigar.
We'd hire a hall and invite our friends
to como and hear us tell funny stories.
Mister Glenn was the leading come
dian in the mlnstrcls at the Academy,
and here's letter he got:
IlOH. LILY
e Dear slr,-1t was my good fortune
last evening to be in this city, and al
ways taking a great interest In anna
tour minstrelsy, sojourned to the Acad-
envy shortly before $50 o clock, and must
confess that III never spent a more en-
joyable evening.
OF course. suppose you will consider
It presumption for me to offer you an
engagement with our troupe. but after
seeing your great delineation of the
Southern negro character, must con-
fess that your equal Is not on the stage
to-day. Polk Miller was never In III
George Wilson could never touch you
In his palmiest days; Primrose looks
like back number, and even |, the
recognized leader of minstrelsy to-day,
must acknowledge that you made me
feel like thirty cents with the proverbal
hole in 1t. Great Is Harry Glenn-the now
monarch Of minstrelsy.
II But to talk buslness-if you would con-
slider proposition to begin IL profess
sional career, have no hesitation. IN tho
name Of myself and partner, to star you
for the first season, giving you a four
sheet poster and pay you 5000 per
minute, you to appear Id 0U OF minute
at each performance.
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opportunity, and give me the refusal of
you before entering into an agreement
with any other company. For we want
you so bad-oh, so bad
Respectfully.
LDU DUCKSTADDER.
OF Primrose & Duckstadder's Minstrels.
Winter is gone and spring Is here
The time for juleps and lager beer,
The time for Iardella and his band.
And the moonlight strolls with hand In
hand.
And so wo might go on ad indef1nitum,
nil desperan1um, in hoo signo vinces and
vox populi.
Please excuse our French. but we went
out with Tom Bagby st. Patrlck's night.
and haven't got over It yet
Still we think the time for sentiment
has come, when a feller has to unbut-
ton his vest to keep COOL and has to
change his coffee at Kirkwood's for but
termill1.
we are getting into the humor of the
thing. and we want to go off into some
rustic retreat where we may take off
our shoes and stockings ind paddle
about in the waters Of a ncighboring
stream.
Oh, give us back our chlldhood's day,
When we used to watch them making
hay!
Woe Is us again.
With the licenses all going up on high
balls and julcps. we feel that we'll have
to stick to pink tea and coca-cola. or go
off into the mountains where the dew
sparkleth free for all alike.
we can't see why this Is thus.
We can't afford toEpay any more for
our drinks than we are paying now,
and we hereby enter protest.