The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28
DE WOLE HOPPER
o. OLD u HARVARD IA B | .|:|. |:
.Godsoil Of Joseph Cfoatc AM
.bassador to Court Of
st. James.
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III De Wolf Hopper, comedian Of the first
rank Harvard. man and de l'ef lei
from the ranks OF the legal prof cssion,
"a t In flla dressing room last night Pc
tween tho acts Of Wang and n.irs ser
cold that had settled upon hin, Ike q q
poor relation h Z. I'll n
s..1',n not n matinee Idol" said Mr..
Hopper, "aid go have none OF tho rem EN-
$ininc horror OF age. I'm forty-nve come
sNlichaelmas. and I've been on the q y. stage g
since was twenty one.
.Mr Joseph Choate, arnbassad dor to ST.
James, is my godfather, and ] was d es
tined to become a shining light OF tho
bar. for Mr.. Choate had promised to gvo
me a start I went to Harvard to read
law, but kept hearing the call OF the
stage, and the glare of tho footlignts
guided me. / couldn't help It,. Law and
everything else was thrown aside. and =
went upon the stage-friendless3 then, but
now all theatre-goers are my friends.
tive been playing this revival Of
Wang for nearly n year. and the people
seem to like It., It's a good old friend OF
mine, and my managers wanted mo to
take 1t to London, where have lots Of
4lElcnUE, puIdIl
great place. and I've had many jolly
times there, but this great country OF
ours IS the stage for actors. Our own,
people appreciate a good play and froWnI
down bad one quicker than any people
In the world. 81 81
ss5a5""T would like to say that the Rich
mond people are more apprecia tive OF
fine lines than any have ever played
to. They catch the fine point to as only q
very Intelligent audience can. really
mean this. For instance: TO might, for
the first time i In a year. I had n to stop
for applause when 81 sang the deep.
The audience appreciated the v German
method. and ] was delighted. Il I,
Goodbye to Wang.
II m afraid & I'll have to say goodbye
4 o#.yYang' after six weeks more OF play
ing. for I have engaged to put on a new
play By Reginald de KoVen and Fred.
Rankin called g. Elysian,. although we,
may change the name. S 4, g5 /:
I've will open with 1T in Chicago II and
sifSit's a. 'go's1 may ia Ike At to London and
tryEit on the humorous Brltoti 49,
So Nat Goodwin, who plays here to-mor-l
row night, introduced Il me to- London.f
and couldn't have had a finer fel low To-
launch me. ettss st5 i33
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pany Is the little girl. Evelyn w ight,
who Is the smaller OF the two small girls
Every one is devoted 4 to her, and she
rules the roost. Not, long ago we were;
playing In New York and Evelyn had a
penny to squander.s She called one Of
the male members OF the chorus and or
dered him to put the penny. in q slot
and bring her a stick of peanut candy
,ssst When her slave returned ut was %ciloc-
olates he brought, and the rage Of the
little lady wal, aWfl SG III u
So. j 8 what came out when Is put your our
penny III. said the slave. ssss s5
s 8 IT. isn't, said Evelyn, 7 know
your wickedness; VI you've been gambling
with my money nd you've deceived y e \
me- II Il &.
Mr.. Hopper. as he said good-nlgh Il
..Yol1 see, I'm Southern enough to have
the same kind OF servant that the South.
ern people have. w hen they are go!65d.
there are none bett Ell. r.