The Topeka state journal., 1905-03-11

George Ade is on the racine ocean en-
route to Japan, where he. viii remain for
some time, putting the nnlShlng touches
to several new plays and musical come
dies he has contracted to write He Will
remain in the orient for several months
and return by way OF the Suez canal to
ord orTPe m peneeted to reach this coun
try the latter part OF June
Thomas Jefferson, the son of Joseph JEFF
ferson, happened in New York one day
and called upon an old friend. an alder
came and asked if the alderman would
unite them in marriage The alderman
performed the ceremony and after accept
ing his fee politely handed to the bride an
umbrella
gravely and after the couple went out,
s.Do you always do that, eharles?"
do what? Marry them? Oh, yes
mo. mean bestow a present upon the
"A present! Why. wasn't that her UNI
breIla?'' gasped the alderman.
mo, it was mine,'' replied Mr.. Jeffer-
son sadly.
AS an example of the stolidity of the
English when seeing the point of a. joke
the following story at Wallack's theater
last week: During my visit to foggy
London last summer I was member Of
the party a few stories. I gave them some
OF our American humor and wound up by
asking- What goes around a buttonZ me
silence was oppressive and even when
said a goat the gloom continued; Final
ly one of the women spoke up. Why, she
said, didn't know they ate buttons
lust before the close of the second act
of Leah Kleschna" in the Manhattan
theater last Thursday night an excited
boy ran into the theater and demanded
that Mr.. Cohen be summoned from the
His stores on fire. said the boy. when
he was asked why he wanted Cohen, land
he's in the theater with a lady"
The boy told that Mr.. Cohen could
not be disturbed and he hurried away,
When the act was over the ushers went
among the audience asking Mr.. Cohen
to step out to the box office
According to Treasurer SamuelSon elev-
en- Cohens appeared at the box office with
in five minutes. Six admitted owning
stores The other five showed no interest
coats in hurry and started away, each
in different direction. But all save one
back
When Raymond Hitchcock. the star of
the Yankee Consul was down to hard
pan with a barn StOrming troupe-and it
wasn't so very many years ago-ne was
blood-curdling melodFana. During the
play the hero is tied to a railroad track
My character" said the comedian in
telling the story recently, was that of a
brave section hand, and If I remember
rightly the heroine was the daughter Of
the village boarding house keeper. The
mean villain first locked the suffering he
roine in the fiagman's shanty and then
after a +errihIe encounter he bested me
and tied me to the track. Now the prop
erty man on this occasion had forgotten
to place the ak with which the heroine
was to break down the door and lberate
me from my perilous position. The lady
iimpersonating the heroine was rushing
around-like Richard of old-shouting in
hoarse whispers. An AK, an AK The
men in charge of the train were OVerzeal-
Gus and without waiting until the neces-
sary ak was secured started the train
Eight day coaches and a baggage car
passed over me- to say nothing of the
pasteboard engine, yet I was ready in the
next act to deal out deferred retr1butlon
to that deep-dyed villain
Joseph Jefferson will take his leave Of
the Boston stage III Easter week He will
not act, but will deliver a little address
between the acts of Rip Van WinRe,
which is to be presented by his two sons
Thomas and Joseph.