The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-23
THE STORY TELLERS.
Jokes and Sayings of the Actors Off
the Stage.

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the Stage.
! Sometimes they are changed about,
and so travel another season with i'm
punity. This is in reference to the
Joseph Jefferson anecdotes, and par
ticularly those relating to fishing ex-
periences, which invariably sprout in
the spring.
One that has been successfully
treated in this way relates that on
one occasion Mr.. Jefferson came I'M
expectedly upon a Hibernian disciple
of the great Izaak, who was indus
triously casting his line into the linn
pid waters of his private lake.
See here" said the comedian,
what do you mean by catching my
fish %
.'Begorra," replied the fisherman,
slowly, removing his pipe from his
mouth, "O'im not fishin'. Oi'm tach-
in these wurrums how to swim.'
Wishing to buy a shaving mug,
Charles Hawtrey, the English actor,
stepped into a crockery store on Sixth
avenue, New York, and said to a man
whom he -mistook for a salesman:
IT say, would you be kind enough
to show me some enameled mugs?
The man stared at the actor in
amazement for q few seconds. Then,
realizing that he had been mistaken
for an employee of the shop, politely
repneQ-
''If you want to see the genuine ar
ticle I'd advise you to go over to
Broadway and take in a show where
there's a bunch of chorus girls
Mr.. Hawtrey is still wondering why
the bystanders snorted SO rudely.
There are pathetic scenes and to
spare in the theater world unaccom-
panied by a blizzard of cut paper or a
stereopticon desert storm.
Not long ago an old man was taken
in charge by a policeman on Fifth
avenue New York. The officer was
saw the man, apparently very ill, lean
ing on the ratings. When asked
what was the matter, the old man
said he was sick and would like to
go to the hospital. The policeman
summoned an ambulance.
The stranger said that he was so
years of age, and had been leading
man for Clara Morris and dozen
other actresses of ability; that he had
had companies of his own and much
money, but that money, friends, and
caste had been lost years ago
whats your name?" he was asked.
The old man looked around to the
reporters.
Are these gentlemen newspaper
men?" he asked.
Yes said the sergeant.
my name is John Doe" said the
old man. Then he became so weak
the policeman had to help him to
a chair When the ambulance arrived
the surgeon said the old man was
starving, but would be all right in
a week or so.
Richard Mansfield was discussing
the subject of vengeance.
vengeance, as a rule he said, |
should be left to the gods. I can't
help sympathizing. though with the
on his manager last year in the west. |
1.-The villain was supposed, at the |
end of the fifth act to plunge a knife |
into his heart and to die very hard |
rolling and kicking all over the stage. |
When his cue came he Gid plunge |
in the knife. but then, instead of dy- |
ing, he lay down on the floor, crossed |
his legs, and burst into loud, long
mind you, in his breast.
THE audience was amazed and stu
pefed at such unreasonable conduct |
The actors on the stage could not go |
on, for they were amazed and stupe-
fed, too. The manager nearly be- |
side himself, Missed from the stage
in a loud whisper:
You fool, what are you laughing
at? This is your death scene.''
Death scene? p said the recumbent
villain. Yes, know it, and with such
a salary as you give me death comes
De Wolf Hopper is gaining quite as
great fame as a curtain speaker of
the SOTI DIS FRANK Daniels
and the other comedians who of late
years have added this monologue fea-
ture to their entertainments without
increasing the price of admission.
The other night Hopper. who has
revived Wang, was suffering from
the effects of a cold He referred to
the fact in his speech. 81 went to
my DOCTOR" he declared, land the
doctor said had been eating too much
food and must stop it