Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
STILL GETTING FINE NOTICES
Eastern Cities Agree With Newspaper
Men Of San Francisco. WHO Declared
That Kelly ard His Virginia Court
Scene Monoloeuc Beat Anything to
Sc Seen in Vaudeville.
portland. Me. Jan. =.

Just Il line u Let YOU Know that now
and then yo.r smiling visa.c Hts
across tic ,ahl"ts Ct -nv memory II
opened here yesterday TO 4 lii- house
ana scored g tremendous hit as the
enclosed clipping viii snow, m now
satisfied that YOU arc the best known
Judge in America. and if had my wa;
II" supreme bench would claim your
services.
Tho weather here is lr degrees k:-
!"w zero Will snow A foot thick. bit
tn" SIMPLY Of "Mnonshirc" is good. so
am not Su1tt ring. Mkt week play
Salem. Mas. )<ciths' TE"att, ATTIC
Which ! will invade Tic city rr Pitts.
burg. Pa. From there will continue
my jaurt around tho country until The
nam" Ct Judge Brown. OF Virginia. will
hc q household word from tic SIN kiss
Cd shores Of California to Tho roc!: |
bGunG coasts Of Maine. In the mean
time convey 10 Jack Thomas ana all
the ether "ocl fellows my kintlcst re
Sar1S. ana | Will remain mcrrilv vOl-S |
"WALTER c. NELLY
En- Route"
The above letter has just bccnI
received by Police Justice J. d. G
Brown from Walter Kelly. who a few
years hack was ono OF the local
celebrities his spccial,ics being drol'
story telling. running for Congress
Keeping a saloon ana being an all
around good fellow Kelly has been
a head liner in vaudeville for the past
year or so and his greatest turn has
been his hurlcsquc on Justice Browns
court. which he has been using all over
the country
Judge Brown SAYS that il story
telling is a factor in vaudeville. he is |
not at alls surprised at the big type in
which kclly's name is being printed in
the newspapers.
Tho clipping referred 10 in the let
ter is from the Portland Express 1t
is wrte-up Of Kelley. headed by an
excellent dollhlc-column half-tonc like
ness Of that interesting genius.
Following is the wr,e-up:
Monday forenoon Walter G. Kelly
was the least known person in the
~MEclc CITY OF Portland Today he is
the most talked about. the best known
and altogether one Of the most inter.
GStlnG gentlemen that has visited the
Forest City in many a day or Nj. |
1\clly's history very little Is know. |
by the general public mere other than
the important FACT that he is making
tn" biggest Kind Of g hi, as a liaicc.
story teller at Portland rheatcr this
week. There has never hcen \,
mnn"iosnc artist i'll this city
wfc could tell sach great
stories as he in surn a s,,prcmclv
funny yet natural way. Mr. Kelly
claims that his court room scene is |
4 perfectly true one. and there is
every reason to believe that il is. Man:
4 !unnier comedy has been enacted in
some OF the halls Of Justice Cf our lit |
tic country places than that depicted
hy the mcnCloE.ist. but none have
been presented 10 the public in such
an excellent manner and With every
numerous feature brought out.
MI Kelly 20 meet is a most pleas
ing gentleman. He is large blli not
ahnormallv 50. He can toll ? story
just as we'll to ono person as he can
before thousand people in a thcatc"
He demonstrated thar to Tie l,NDfcss
reporter Monday afternoon.
" am a Vernon, boy. having been
born in Rutland he said 10 tho rows
pane: man after tho usual introduce
tory Economics had been (Dnclnlrtl
With the aid Of R,:sincsS Manager Emil
H. Gerstle. Of the Portland :; die
not !ir" there long. however. before |
my people moved to PENNSYLVANIA |
continued he. and 1hcn later we moved
TO Virginia. and it was ;hcrc that !
%o' NY court room scene which aui
giving 'h!S week. Judge B:oNn Is =
rcHl character aud ! have not eve,
changed his name. He il. vcrv much
alive and | presume, is still conducting"
court INC same as lie haS Tor 50 many
wears past 'Thrr" is r,lnny story
ab"Ht Judge Brown and that court
room scene am giving This week. |
which must tell Nrn
Was liayjN.. III W:.hin.,.,,u r. !
r., not lGr. ago when ! changes. 10 |
l1oE w and 10 ny s-:ca1 ~s,rEriSc who
:ilnnI So" bur Judge Blown himself
orcn?NIE@ h"N adjoining The stage
Will him was l!c representative from |
The Virginia district where lived a |
great friend ci 'ninc and iwo other |
ron"rcssnen. one iron: Massac,,;ntts
an'' &no'hnr t:G;n Illinois The Iast |
thtnn were citing Well toward The rear
81 the boz and !,dd Judge Brown away
70 llc iln"t wntrr | could sec him. |; |
Was GAG on nc al! ri"llt, Int aid rt,1 |
worry a'.h went on and gave the Sccns
TIC same a. al~ays 40
could SO Thar Tho JUDGE was /
Ns'y m,ch excited over nc pi..cc and /
Lat INC members Of hr party wcr,.
haNiH" q ..rSat limo a my expense |
Altcr ! had concluded my act | re !
SrCndc'i ~ three cncor@2, naiiin:s BOWS |
Va" first two times bilt ~! &c bird | |
TOOK the opportunity 10 Get joke !,
on my good friend Brown Going vnr: .
much cnt Of The ordinary cG,irs. ,;r !!
events frr m" To- gan 4 b,ici speech in
which said: Tho court srcnc wnis,. |
have just presented is true in ever, |
particular. and on This special occasion
tax" pleasure il presenting to vo,: