Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-19
BRUNDAGE'S MERRY REMARKS
AMUSE CROWDS
stage-Struck Fellow Spends Much
Time In Cells and All His Spare
Hours Near the Footllehts
InduIgng Hobby

With vestiges of grease paint still
showing on his cheeks. Arthur Brun'
dage, an erstwhile actor, wandered
about the city Jail Sunday amusing the
officers with his quaint talk and cheaI
witticism.
He was arrested on suspicion Satur-
day night by Officer Ditzen and slept
In one of the cells, but was allowed
his liberty yesterday and, believing In
his frenZied brain yesterday that he
was still thespian, he gave vaude-
vile stunts and cracked his stale
jokes.
What happened to you last night?'
one of the officers asked him.
"Oh I was pinched and on the way
up In the wagon I pinched myself to
see if I was awake" was the quick
reply.
Saturday night the poor fellow
donned a wig and made up as a rube
He had some false eyebrows and
Whiskers and was entertaining a crowd
on Main street by his antics when TAX
en- in by the officer.
So far as known he is perfectly harm
less, but ever since he recovered from
severe attack of typhoid fever some
years ago, Arthur has been queer, but
as he expresses 1t, "I may be crazy
Dul you can IOOI
What were you doing last night?'
some one asked him.
II was giving a free show. I had a
big crowd around me and when the
cop saw the crowd he thought I was
the easiest to pinch"
Just then the comedian spied re-
porter and said:
What are you writing in that little
book? About me? Say, there was a
bad accident this morning. A car ran
over a peanut and crushed two colo
nels. Ha ha! Amt that funny?"
For several years Brundage has hung
about the cheap theaters, willing to
do any menial work so as to be near
the footlights He has been supe,
stage hand comedian and ticket taker,
and in his own mind he has great
talent.
On several amateur nights at one
of the theaters he was allowed to ap-
pear, and his looks alone convulsed the
audience.
A bullet-shaped head. entirely bald
on the top, with a fringe of mousse
colored hair on the sides; a retrousse
nose, big mouth, always half open,
and wide gap devoid of teeth make
up a facial appearance that is very
funny But for his eccentricies Brun-
dage might have been a good low
comedy man. He says that he pre-
fers vaudeville work and that he would
have had many opportunities to go on
the circuit but for the jealousy of
other actors.
AS the police surgeon walked by him,
Brundage called out.
Say. Doc, want you to perform an
operation on me-"
What is the matter with you today,
Arthur"
''I want you to operate on me and
cut out the booze"
Brundage almost rolled on the floor
in convulsions of merriment over this
1okelet, and then looked around in a
surprised way and asked: "Say. why
don't you laugh? Amt that funny
enough? Wait till think up another
one that Is funnier."
Brundage lives at 1l3 South Main
street and has mother living in an
other part of the city. He Is q privi-
legged character about the police sta
tion and whenever he makes his ap-
pearance there he Is allowed his lib
erty to the extent of walking about
the corridors
run away" he said Indignantly.
when asked II he had given bail. 'I
guess | can't run as fast as the hurry
up wagon. l don't like to ride in II
except az night. Folks might think
that l was drunk.
''If every actor who drew crowd
was arrested they would so out OF
business, but / don't bear any malice
against the GODS. 4 had a good feed