The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-11

The Great Lafayette seems 90 be a CEN
ire OF attraction at present and even
Holy Week cannot keep the crowd away
from Keiths 20 see him. hurried around
there yesterday afternoon seeking an m
terview with the celebrated entertainer. l
knocked on the door which was softly
opened by Mr.. Lafayette's dog. Beauty
a magnificent Geek hound almost as IA
NOUS as her master She gravely offered
me her paw in welcome, and after shak-
ing n 1 asked for few moments inter
view with the Great Lafayette.
"Mr. Lafayette has gone TO take Mr..
Ioyenberg TO drive. MY! What crowd
there was at the door. Guess our victoria
and our two grooms are pretty smart,
even for Providence. for the crowd that
collected 10 see them drive of was so big
that the policemen had TO keep them In
check.
"seven years ago when we were here-l
was only little puppy thep-Mr. Laiay
ette gave Mr.. Lovenberg "A pretty Dig
scare and he's trying to make up Tor IL
this week Mr. Lafayette at that time haa
tho nrst automobile ever seen In Provi-
dence. one afternoon. about twenty min
,,tes before he was due on the stage, Mr..
I,ovenherg remarked that he was going
home. III I had time, I'd take YOU up IN
the automobile, said Mr.. Lafayette. lheh
ne looked at his watch, It's Just eiEhteeh
minutes before 4 so- on. Fry ~ ftf'F
nm He was all dressed ready TO go on,
nnt he threw on a long coat and hustled
Mr. Iovenberg. despite his protests that
Mr. LAFAYETTE would he late for his per-
formance. into the automobile. or course
i went, too.
.sWc fairly few through the streets. MT.
Iovenberg lives near Trinity square, YOU
know. and we had Just eighteen minutes
20 get there and back. When We were
~.
who had been scared into silence, gasped'
4 don't think Il will be so awful II you
are late a few minutes. meaning that he q
rather have Mr.. Lafayette late than be
killed In an automobile snash~up Ae4iT
we made II. but Mr.. Lovenberg has never
forgotten the scare he got
By the end OF this recital / had made
nm nv mind that l was talking To no or
dinary animal. | was aroused from TINS
reverie by Beauty. asking me Courteous
IN. Wont you have some coffee? MT.
Lafayette and | always have II every at
ternoon i'm our dressing room, from our
own pecolator We travel I'm our private
ear. and the chef comes 10 the theatre
and makes our coffee, once, few years
ago this is a true story, Bob F1tzslm-
mons wanted TO play a joke on Mr.. La
fayctte and he stole me and kept me
locked up In his dressing room for
number OF hours: but when Mr.. Lafayette
found me he offered 10 fight the big prize
fighter, and would have. too. IL Fitzsim-
mons hadn't apologized."
What's that you have on your leg?'
inquired.
Thar Holding up his front paw. Us
my bracelet I'm probably the only dog
in the world who wears a solid gold
bracelet, and that one has diamond an
st. And see my collar Everyone OF these
links Is sterling silver and was given by
different managers all over the world,
with their names and theatres engraved
upon a. ! wish you could see some of the
diamonds Mr.. Lafayette has He has a
thirty-second degree Masonic emblem
with diamond I'm II almost as big as a
ten-cent piece. He also has some magnih-
cent diamonds and sapphres in his
rings"
WONT YOU como out and look at our
lion? But don't so too near her. She's
cross today--in fact. she nearly always is
and it's safer 10 keep away from her,
DO you know" conhdentially. that while
many people get afraid that the lion can
escape and get over the footllghts. Mr.,
Lafayette says she wouldn't, for lions are
afraid OF the glare OF the footlights"
do you carry all these trunks?" !
asked
Yes. hfty-two in all, and we carry
thirty-fve men, beside four horses. three