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todies, No. / don't want an automobile
any more. What / want is an airshlp.
The chauffeur broke into very audible
smile.
Now. what arc you laughing about?"
asked Miss Ring.
II was thinking about the airshi2,'
said the chauffeur.
whats the matter with the airship?"
demanded Miss Ring.
There's nothing the matter with tn,
airship,' replied the man growing dan
Rerously facetious, except, Miss and
begging your pardon for the suggest IN.
they do say the carrying limit of an ar
ship is l22 pounds"
And that is where the carburetter
bucked.
Robert Edeson was born In New Or
leans and made his first appearance On
the stage in 1887 at the Park theater,
Brooklyn. in "Fascination:' at the Four
teenth Street theater. New York, he ap-
peared September Is, 1890, the Rev.
Mr.. Moore in THE Good Old Tines and
at Hoyts Madison Square In 1892 he
played in THAT Cowboy THE Charms
of Music and "a Modest Model sub
sequently playing in "A Mere Pretense"
at the same theater; at the Empire, New
York. in December of 1894 he appeared as
queraders," and subsequently was seen
at the same theater from 1895 to 1897 IN
John Dreams Marriage Under
the Red Robe" "A Man and His Wife
and "The Little Ministers" at the Gar
rick, New York, In April, 1890 he ap-
peared in "The Thoroughbred" at the
1.vceum, New York, May, 1899, he played
Captain Carew in His Excellency the
Governor" and at the Herald Square tho
ater. November, 1899. he appeared as
David Brandon in 1.-THE Children of the
Ghetto;" made his first appearance on
the London stage at the Adelphi theater
December H. 1Sy5, in the same part; at
Wallack's in 1900 he appeared in ''The
Greatest Thing in the World and ''The
Moment of Death" and at the Bijou the
ater December II, 1900. he played the part
of Edward Warden In 1.-THE Climbers"
He commenced his career as star at the
Savoy theater in New York in March.
1902, when he appeared In SOLDIERS OF
Fortune" Since that date he has ap-
peared most successfully in ,fhe Rec
tors Garden Ransom's Folly" STRONG
heart and classmates" in which play
he is now appearing at the Hudson the.
ater, New York, under the management
of Henry B. Harris
Mrs. Fiske has Just concluded an en-
gagement in New Orleans. the city of her
this is her first visit to the Crescent City
since she won great note as an actress,
and naturally the event was at least as
grateful to her as 1t was of dramatic mo-
ment locally. She is reported to have
explored the localities dear to her CHILD
hood with great zest and to have renewed
many earlier memories, and thus her So
journ Of fortnight must have been un-
usually interesting.
iaI oh n n Mrs FfalxnfS
rent visit to New Orleans was made by
the Continental guards, the crack mill
tary corps of that city, which is well
known In the north from its occasional
pilgrimages. Mrs. Fiske is the adopted
daughter of the Continental guards, and
the only woman who ever had the dis
tinction of honorary membership in that
organizatie On it's rolls she appears as
Miss Minnie Madderu, under which name.
when still very young, she returned to
New Orleans as star
At that time the Continental guards
waited upon her in body at the st.
Charles hotel, where arrangements were
made for a special military night at the
theater where she was appearing. The
other military organizations of New Or
leans Joined the guards in full uniform
and filled the theater. The young actress,
who appeared that night in play called
wild Wave" came forward between
acts in a Continental uniform and was
presented with a watch suitably in
scribed.
Mrs Fiske has heretofore been unable
to appear in New Orleans. as no theater
was open to her. On her present tour of
the south she is to appear in several vau-
devllle theaters. which for the time be-
ing will become tirst-class dramatic the
aters. She is appearing in full preduc-
tions of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and
"Leah Kleschna," with the famous Man
haitian company, encourage using several
private cars.