The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-16
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The Matinee Girl found a most inter-
esting groupe at Keiths yesterday after
noon IN the Green room. Hal Davis. the
clever young actor whose stirring fst
fight with Walter Greene In Pals" Is
the chief topic OF interest with those
who have seen the Keith bill this week.
was the central figure in an anxious
groupo. and rnez McCauley. who is Mrs.
Hal Davl5 in private life, and Walter
Greene. were plying him with rapid and
anxious queries. Does IL pain you,
Hai?" I'm awfully sorry. old man. Pom
my word. / didn't mean TO do 1t. Did the
doctor say -"
What's the trouble7" ] oderied
"Oh. only a mere trihe. Really. It's
nothing. Last night. when Walter and
j were having our fight at the finish OF
Pals Walter tried to give me an imlta-
tion OF Young Corbett IL began TO
swell bit, and Just to please Mrs. Davis
! went to n doctor. although. really, I
glory In II. for II was won," with "a
change from a serious To jocular
grandiloquent manner. 'in the pursuit OF
my vocation. There Don't you worry,
old chap. 1t was my own fault, and be-
sides don't you owe me several good
ones. Think OF lsst week"
Last week" explained Mrs Davis. for
my benefit. Hal gave Walter a terrible
blow, unintentionally OF course-'
"A perfect dream pun" chimed in Mr..
Greene sotto voice.
"He ran against my fist too hard"
demonstrated Mr. Davis.
And I certainly was down and out for
q half hour or more said Mr. Greene
do you know, next week Mr. Davis and
: Jim Corbett are going to take this
sketch. which has heen developed into
four-act play out on the road, as CO.
stars, with Miss McCauley as leading
woman. and I wouldn't play the part
I opposite Corbett for a thousand dollars
week Just imagine hghting bare
fsts With Corbets Hal is about as far
with him my heart sometimes gets
weary with the pummelling he gives me.
II gets distressingly monotonous when
one gets lefts and rights I'm the solar
.fplexus every afternoon and evening lie
Aought to get professional pusilist"
"Oh, now, Walter. II isn't as bad as
that Besides. have you forgotten the
lleye / had at Christmas, which you said
squared everything? You see," said Mr..
Davis. turning to me, "st Christmas.
\ Mr. Greene asked for n week I'm order
Ito jump home TO spend Christmas with
lhis mother. and although l suspa,t,i
him. his doleful pleadings won. and
flacquiesced. He put IN a substitute. and
1--WE only had couple OF rehearsals On
!. christmas day thesubstitute got mad
,3when ] hit him. and he started In TO do
FINE, He didn't knock me out, but he
Agava me a beautiful sinner / i'm
Rmediately wired Walter 10 come back
tlmmediately. and what do you think he
fsaid first whel he arrived? Nothing. but
tfle shrieked With JOY, letting up a nend-
tssh yell OF delight when he saw my
fhye .
u Didn't II take a Not of practice and
re- tarsing TO get that fight down patti"
m asked
n quite a bit But Il was easier with
\ Walter than II would have been with any
spther man | might have secured to play
bf he part"
N well. like that" said Mr. Greene.
.tnockingly indignant "Tve always
tprided myself
h ':oh, ! don't mean what you mean.
rinean. that you and 7 had boxed so many
b lines before that ~ was familiar work
with us. No, indeed. Walter. It's the
Merry good fight YOU put UP that makes
hat scene so realistic and makes II go
C<Ne certainly are evenly matched. don't
Etou think"
\ You fstter me-" murmured Mr.
Flireene
E Several years ago" continued Mr..
|tPdNls 10 me, we tnTee were all together
I3n stock company, and Walter and /
Frequently had boxing bouts In fact Il
4 fas one OF our favorite pastimes while
Lfaiting for cues. or after performances
pnce We put on The Great Diamond Rob
/ tery.' and In the big staircase fight in
\ 'hat play, in which Walter and fought,
|fe made very big hit. II occurred 10
He than that such n fight, II done
n Earnestly. without any sham. the real
were put into a vaudeville sketch
III would make a rouslng finish. When
fsfr. Day began 60 write Pals for me.
! ipld him OF this. and he agreed with me,
4 Ind the results you have seen. had
10 trouble IN getting Walter 90 contract
nth me for the season. for no thought
|.he idea n bully one and looked forward
In some OF our old time encounters"
"Old time said Mr. Greene ''Old
Nine ineed. I'd been growing rustry
hile YOU had been practicing for all you
ere worth"
Wei. 7 don't hurt YOU often" Walter"
Mr Dayfs