Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
JAMES FIRST LESSON.
MonologuIs,'s Corbett and Fltzslm m ms
Are Coaching J. Edward Britt,
(By Robert Edgren)

Did you hear that mufned sound?
IL is an earthuake. or has the Park
200 broken loose again2
There 1t Is again-"B-r.r! bangl thud!'
I'll have to let you In on the secret,
1t Is j. Edward Britt being coached for
his monologue behind closed doors at the
Metropole.
Robert Fitzslmmons and James ]. Cor
bett are doing the coaching, Ii that ism I
a chance for funny pictures | never saw
one
There is no doubt in the world that
Britt has two of the best coaches in the
business. II you doubt II ask Corbett,
Ask F'itzsimmons. Each will vouch for
one Of them.
James ]. knows all abou monoogue. He
eats EN- alive All properly constituted
monologues are set of by a few fancy
steps and song. Fltz is the champion
tenor singer ,cake-walker and fancy step
per Of the pugilstic brotherhood THIS
does not include side-stepping. Fitz Isn't
n slde-stepper.
Corbett is showing Jimmy Just how to
tell funny story, and where to stop and
wait for tho laugh, Fit5 has taken charge
OF the singing and iisginG end of the
game, Britt will graduate a complete
compendium of monologueism.
Robert Fit2simmons met Britt at the
train and made an appointment to meet
him yesterday at the Metropoie, before
leaving for Boston to box In John L. Sui
livan's benefit Jim Corbett caught Jim
Britt on the telephone and also made an
appointment for the Motropole, j. Cor
bett II. fItzslmmOns, j. Britt and Mana
ger Billy met on time and sat down at a
round table. Manager Billy being out OF
training, assumed the thirst Of the party
and while II was being quenched the
monologuo question was brought under
That's the stuff" exclaimed Corbett,
"a good talker s better than a good
fighter any time when II comes to getting
the coin" F1tzsimm0ns snorted disdaln-
fully and for a moment II looked az II
there would be an lmpromptu light
heavyweight championship fight. Corbett
and Fitz haven't buried the Ratchet since
their argument at Carson seven years
iGreat singers get theirs, too inter-
posed Jimmy Britt. automatically, and
iritz let the kinks out OF his nrsts.
"You want to work the Irish into that
monoogue," said Corbett, turning TO
Britt. "Tell ON something about what
your father said when you won your first
big fight and hand II out In a good
brogue, like the old man used before he
was supervisor"
Jimmy started dialect story, and all
the party listened except Fitsklmmohs,
who sat gazing out OF the window with
for-away look In his eyes.
"And the old man used to get Billy and
me- out into the back alley and make us
fight like a couple of bantams That's
tie way / learned TO fight. Billy was
lie amateur champion feather, and no
ccule put 1t all over me until l grew up.
Well i won an amateur championship
after while, and then the old man oamo
around 10 me and said; Jimmy, me bye,
lis an right to be toxin a fall out av
the lads once In while, but av | ever
catch you mixing up with thin scalawags
av professional lighters I'll lick you with
in on inch av your life
"But you ought 10 have heard him
when I licked Lavigne, The street wasn't
wide enough 10 hold him, and every
friend hC met he'd stop ana shake hands
and say. Didn't | tell ye2 | always said
that bye av mine could lick his weight
az Wildcats. Shure, he's a chip av tho
old block, an there's fghtin' In the
SThats 81" Fitz broke In. excltcdly.
"Thats 81 Block and stock Seer
That's poetry. Make your monologue In
poetry and II You can't write II III
write IL for you Did you ever hear the
poetry wrote when licked Sharkey2
"strlke up the band, Fitz licked the
sailor;
on write Il for you and you can sing
H. Ave you got a tenor yoice7 'ow
would this dog
""E's a chip hof the old block,