The Washington times., 1906-05-02
ARTIST OUTCALT
IN THESP|AN ROLE
Originator of yellow Kid"
Likes His Work.
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
knight of Crayon as Fond of Chalk
Talk as He Is Of
Drawing.

From cartoonist TO a vaudeville stan
Is the unique experience of r. F. Out
calf. who is doing a Buster Brown
''Tighe" yellow Kid turn at Chase's
Theater this week. He says he doesn't
know which is the more enjoyable.
drawing sketches OF plain American
things or telling the people why he
drew them He likes TO do both.
In his dressing room at Chase's. after
he had concluded a twenty-minute turn
and having answered several encores-
he had TO please the matinee girls
he expressed himself as much gratified
that his work was taking so well. The
pictures he produced with a few strokes
OF a big black crayon proved decided
hits. 1t was n repetition of the re-
ception given him all along the line.
he says.
II don't know how to explain" he
said. just why people are amused with
pen pictures, l will call them. I have
concluded that you cannot invent any
thing funnier than the plain American
boy Ihere is nothing stranger than
fiction than truth, and nothing funnier
Buster is only a plain American boy.
He has boys habits, and did what
every boy in similar circumstances
would do l have tried to keep him
young It looks a IL he never would
grow Old.
Tighe No Invention.
" 'Tighe' was not an invention. He
was conceived. The faithfuIness of a
big dog TO a boy is a houseword
throughout the world. Buster would lose
his individuality without Tighe. I don't
know what led up TO the thought. but II
came, and from the moment II was
sprung upon the public in the form Of
a funny sheet to a Sunday newspaper
Its success was assured. 'Tighe's' faith
tulness TO Buster even when Buster did
him wrong. when he administered an
opiate TO him, when he would hide from
him. or when he would whip him. is
what I based by first series of Buster
Brown comic pictures on
With the Yellow Kid u was about
the same. The idea just dawned upon
me, and the results were great sur
prise. The Kid has been burlesqued in
so many ways that TO some II has lost
It's individuality; The original Yellow
Kid will live. though
"One of the funniest experiences
ever had was on an occasion In Chicago
! was playing TO a childrens matinee
Now, if there is anything that viii CRATE
on a fellows mind. It IS the hum-drum
noise made by a bevy Of children. Away
hack IN the audience little babe was
the chief noisemaker. The climax came
after I had produced a dozen pictures OF
the Yellow Kid
'why don't he draw Buster Brown -
the child asked. heard II and told the
boy I would stop right there and make
him a Buster Brown. He climbed up on
the seat so to get a good look I began
the picture but before he got satisfac-
torily seated the seat turned up with
him and he fell. drew the picture, but
in the commotion he did not see it. I
had turned the picture over and began
with 'Tishe-' The boy got angry and
yelled OUT at the top of his voice.
Didn't See Buster.
Il didn't see Buster D-n IL. why
don't he draw me a Buster. His mother
became embarrassed at the remark and
my Buster friend was taken out.
Again, at Lincoln, Neb., I exper-
fenced a unique turn Of affairs. I had
gotten nearly through with my part Of
the program when suddenly the lights
went out For moment I did not know
what TO do. but seiZing the opportunity
for some fun with the audience. in
dulged IN a joshwith them. saying that
I had not thought that the pictures
Grew were that bad, but II they We're
I guess had better quit The audience
answered back. and for twenty minutes
we had a good time l tried that scheme
several times since. but II did not have
the desired effect Things to be appre-
ciated in this world must be spontan-
eous- This is what the people like It's
what I try to give them. and so far
we have gotten along quite we'll"