Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-15
PRELIMINARY WORK
is WELL ADVANCED
TICKETS ON SALE FOR PRESS
HUMoRIsTs' FUN
Men Who Make the World Laugh
Every Day viii Appear On
Stage at the Temple
Auditorium

Preliminary work on arrangements FOR
the big public entertainment to be given
by the American Press Humorists at the
Auditorium the afternoon of September
20, proceeds of which are to be devoted
to the project of building a monument to
the late Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) at
Laramie, was begun yesterday. when
tickets were placed on sale at the Bart
lett Music company's store, 23l South
Broadway.
The sale of card tickets, to be ex-
changed for reserved seats at Bartlett S
until two weeks before the entertain
ment and after that at the Auditorium
box office, will be in charge of Fred S.
WYATT. treasurer of the Aditorium, and
his agents, as assistants of Frank T..
Starlight, secretary treasurer of the Amer
lean Press Humorists, who is in general
charge of the convention of the funny
men, to be held here September 1872.
Between forty and fifty of the best
known humorists of New York Cleve-
land, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Chicago, Denver and other cities, are eX-
pected to attend the fifth annual conven-
ton, according to replies received by the
secretary, and of these thirteen have vol
unteered their services for the Nye me-
mortal. In addition, Louis James, the
actor, who will be at the Mason the week
of the humorists' meeting, has offered to
take part in the program of laugh
making.
Nye and James Friends
1.-THE late Mr.. Nye was personal
friend of Mr. James," writes Wallace
Munro, the actors manager, in New
York. land Mr.. James requests me to say
that his ability to aid in some small way
the good cause will be especially grau-
flying"
A letter received by Secretary Searight
from Frank M. Nye, district attorney of
Minneapolis, and brother of the late Bill
Nye heartily indorses the monument
project and promises a substantial sub
scription.
The Los Angeles Womens Press club
has taken charge of the arrangement of
list of patronesses for the entertain
ment and will give a reception to the
women of the humorists' party while the
convention is in progress.
The program for the entertainment is of
such length that already the advisabilfty
of dividing it and giving a night enter
tainment, as well as afternoon, is being
considered.
The list of humorous lecturers who will
appear includes the Rev. Robert j. Bur-
dette, perpetual parson and pastor emer-
titus" of the American Press Humorists,
VINO Will luS OllleI SlllSl Iethl-
ers; Melville D. Landon (Eli Perkins) of
New York, Charles Battell Loomis of
Hackensack, N. j.; Holman F. Day, Au-
burn, Me-; Thomas Augustine DAILY of
Philadelphia, president of the American
Press Humorists; Strickland w. Gillian,
Dixon, Ill, former Los Angeles news
paper humorist and humorous lecturer;
Henry Edward Warner of Baltimore;
Wilbur d. Nesbit, S. e. Kiser and e. w.
Miller of Chicago; Judd Mortimer Lewis,
Houston, Tex; Sam Davis of the Carson
Appeal, and Edmund Vance Cooke of
Cleveland, an old Los Angeles favorite.
The humorists are still hopeful of secur-
ing the attendance of Mark Twain, in
spite of his refusal to ever travel again
by land, and have made the noted humor-
list good offer for speeches both in Los
Angeles and in Goldfield, which latter
city the writers will visit on the return
trip east.