The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-10
AMONG THE STORY TELLERs.
Jokes and Sayings of the Players Told
OF the Stage.

Hans Wagner says in the Prince of
Pilsen' that there is only one place IN the
world, where a man IS porn WIN a que que
and that's in Kentucky, remarked Ray
rnond Hitchcock the other day Along
the same line continued the player, Il
had a rather amusing experience IN me
above state. You know down there II 9
Colonel this and Colonel that, until
SOM tirnes it gets mOnotonous. Well,
met a very distinguished old fellow-wide
hat snow white goatee, and man you
would naturally think had marched un9eI
the stars and bars to the tune OF va
Col. Calhoun asked him. were you
in the militia?'
Then, I suppose you took part in the
Wrong again. suh.' responded the col
onel.
FASTENED to add, but will you tell me how
you became coloneIE
Not at all. sub: not at ALL he an
married the beauteous widow of the in
trepid and lately lamented CunneI john
SON. sub
Mrs Maybrick, who has returned to
America after her 10 years of imorison-
ment in England, tells an amusing anec-
on the convicts are not allowed to use
profane language, and the restriction be-
comes extremely irksome for many OF
them. One of the kee0ers, says mrs
A1aybrick was once passing a cell when
he overheard the convict within talking
loudly to himself. The keeper stopped 10
''out, damn spotr' he heard. repeated
over and over with intense emphasis.
Here, your called the keeper. NO
swearing-stop that"
The man drew himself up and replied
Sa D agn that one eant e even en- quote
Shakespeare in this placer
Joseph Cawthorn, the prime funster of
10th CNrr,z hos
ing a good talker, and, therefore, good
subject for the interviewer.
While playing at San Francisco a snort
time since a very young woman connected
with one of the papers OF that city, ana
who had never departed from the society
column" was assigned to have talk
with the comedian.
As she entered the dressing room she
was somewhat startled by CaWthOrn's
makeup as Mother Goose, and the
comedian, bent upon a little fun, began
with: Il always like to talk with writers
because always learn something You
have something to say, ana you say II
7 fatter myself" began the young
Cawthorn. 7 can sit and hear you tax
all day, because know I am improving
my mind. while there are other classes
can't listen to for a minute
It was going to say
Il told nv wife the other day" Cav
thorn began again, 'that coulu get No ~ Z
good information in hearing woman talk
ten minutes than in listening to some men
for = week
ITS different with newspaper men, the
comedian resumed. They are good Eel
lows in their way, but they want to talk
ali the time. I'm not much Of a talker
myself, but I do like to get word IN
edgeways.
If YOU will allow me-
4 don't see how the young ladies man.
age to pick uD so much information on al
kinds of subjects the way you do. don
want to hatter you, but you seem to be
a human encyclopedia ,
s'If you would give me a moment
II would talk all the time If I was as
good at it as you are, but I know enough
to keep still when persons are about who
know more than I do
ITO talk, one must have
That's just it, you see-one must have
a good listener. Now, what admire my
self far more than anything else is that
am a good listener. I could sit here by the
hour listening to you, as l am now, and
never open my mouth Why? Because
know good talker when 1 hear one