The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-03

mummy but Whitaker promises Ia
catch Ardmurc ~ the leading man In
Ia strong play "Thc Mummy and the
llumninR Bird' Is one Of the best
plays on the American stage. 80 far
as human interest In concerned. The
plot is drawn around husband. who
Us easily the mummy" aud tho
wife. who is a gay aud nitiing hum.
ming bird other characters are In.
troduccd which makes the play both
attractive aud real
Miss Mani" Walker dpBccr now
playing an engagement In a New
YORK thoator is likely TO be- valna.
Bile Witness Tor Thnw In proving the
purity Of Evelyn Ncsbit Thnws rcln
tluns with Jack Barrymore. the act
tor and brother Of Ethel barrymore.
Miss walker whose correct name ls
Nashtcr and Evelyn Ncsblt lived
near each othcc In Allegheny Pa.
when they were children. ana have
continued thcir friendship They
have corrcspondcd regularly and
Miss walker is said 10 have large
number of letters from Evelyn Thaw
which will materially curruboratr
much Of the evidence given by the
last named when she told the story
Iof her wrongs at the hands Of Stan.
ford white. Howard Ncsbit, Evclyn's
brother. who viii testify against
Thnw for the prosecution. has talked
considerably with Miss Walker. and
| II is stated that many Of HIS state
mcnts " repeated To the fury by
Miss walker would proyo to be
strong evidence Tor the defense.
=
James X lIackctt Is authority for
the statement that once upon u time
there was In St Louis u dishonest
Icabman, and thereby hangs a tale.
Sometime age. Mr. rlackctt showed
10 q follow player u cigar case aud
told his follow player its history.
Ills brother actor tcndcrly cnrcsscd
the case. lifted II to his lips and kiss.
ed IT, Few cigar cn.,9 are thus hon.
.orcd. lie had occa i.n - use a cab
from the ;hcater to the hotel when
the player had left the cab. the cab
man discovered that n cigar case
had been left behind
Il was not an ordinary cigar case
of leather or silver or enamel. but In
stead was made Of beautifully carved
black walnut. the principal carving
showing n deer running through
forest. The woodwork within was
decorated with dark blue silk, and
while tho actor to whom Il belonged
was an inNetoratc smoker strange
To say, the actor did not use this ct.
gar case for cigars, Instead he used
II a. his purse and when the cahman
found IL, It was full of money. The
cahman. being dishonest. waited I'M
I'll the player had left st Louis. Then
he went To n saloon. whcrc he knew
the bartender and traded tho cigar
case to an actor who frcQucntcd the
place.
The actor became very much in
.tcrcstL In the cigar case and its
history, ana one day he secured the
the cigar case, giving for It mccr.
schaum pipe. which he had been
cnloring for some time Later this
actor gave this cigar case 10 lady.
who priced 1t So much that She spoke
ot 10 an cycrN conceivable occasion.
aud one day In Cleveland she was
offered Sl' for il. but she declined
the o1rr rhcu one day it was shown
To Mr. lIachctt and he being inter
rstrd m such curios. shoWNl So much
enthusiasm fox Il that the iady offer
ed into him as Gift Mr. nackctt
declined 10 accept it as a slit. but
told the Young lady that he would f.
give her something else that he hop.
ed she would prize. and So the day
after r,NeNiug the cigar case he
sent her as fine a set ot the works /
ot William Shakespeare as he could T.
hud IN Chicaso
Me Hachett hopes some day 20 |
present this cigar case. with It's in.
trrrstiug history ,o the Players club. |
for tho Players club was founded D,