Evening star., 1908-01-19
MkRsREI AnaL1n
l1E GREkr DINpE'

in THE Man of the Hour" was for many
years the squire" in Way Down East
No one knows exactly how many times he
has told Phoebe Davis. as Anna Moore. =
to get out into the cruel snowstorm. The
evening this incident happened the cur
tain rang up on the first act of The Man
of the Hour" and Mr.. Fischer all made
up as Boss Horrigan. stood in the en-
trance, waiting his cue. At 1t happened,
this was the very night Fiscner's old
Way Down East" company opened in
Cincinnati. Waiting for his entrance. his
mind wandered TO the old company and
comrades. and. half dreaming. he could
hear the lowing of the herd the blcat of
the sheep-then suddenly his cue to enter.
He rushed on to the scene with much
susto. shouting his old entrance line in
Way Down East" Hi Holler.' Every
one on the scene stood aghast. looking at
Fischer. who was more surprised than any
one. Finally. he remembered his correct
line and very meekly asked, What is the
meaning of this?" Harold Russell, who
portrays the willy Alderman Phelan. point
ing to Mr. George C. Staley, the tinancier
(Wainright). said. ASK him" Mr.. Staley
in an undertone loud enough to be heard
several rows in front. responded, Since
You ask me. / think it's Way Down
East fever" BY this time Mr. Fischer
had thoroughly awakened from his bEroiic
dream, and the play proceeded.
.
IF THE CABMAN WHO. NEW YEARS DAY,
carried me from the Stuyvesant Theater to the
Langham will call at that theater l VIII pay
him for the trip as well return the three
dollars he gave me in change OF nye-d9ilar
bill DAVID WARfiELD
This strange advertisement. seemingly
inconsistent which appeared in all the
New York newspapers January ;. doubt
less puzzled those who read It, but it was
~, IN, ION
as we'll as a surprise to learn that his
fare" on that occasion was the distin-
guished star OF "A Grand Army Man.
But to elucidate David Warfield. al
though a genius of the first water. has
not escaped that troublesome germ at
tendant upon most artistic temperaments
namely. lapsus memoriae. And, though
the affiiction has not gone SO far with Mr.
Warfield with the college professor
who disrobed. stepped into the bathtub
and then forgot why he was there. still an
experience of New Year day will live long
in memory as an example of his absent
mindedneSs.
AS every one knows. the distinguished
Belasco star spends his between acts"
perusing good short stories. often TO the
distress of his valet. who has much trou-
bic inducing the actor to change for the
ensuing act. But New rear Qay, thS Ndiet
being i'll. Mr.. Warfield was forced to get
into his costumes as best he could.
The fourth-act curtain descended a last
without delay. and Mr.. Wartield left the
stage for his dressing ROOM And right
here the germs of lapsus memoriae got in
their work.
Mr. Warfield spied magazine and was
soon lost in the perusal of a story. When
the actor had finished and glanced at the
gold clock given him as a Christmas pres
ent by Miss Frances Starr he uttered an
exclamation of horror and sprang To his
feet alarmed and confused.
Snatching I'D hat. he rushed from the
playhouse. Gaining 44th street. he hailed
several cabs. but to his surprise their
drivers laughed derisively and drove by.
The fifth cab stopped however. and into
Ii Mr. Warfield jumped.
Arriving at his hotel he pulled out a