Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
DOG IS PREY TO
ACTRESS CHARMS
CANINE ADMIRER OF STAR Is
FUGITIVE FROM HOME
Affection at First Not Reciprocated,
but Persistence Wins and mig
ger" Now Is in Stage
land

Bill Brennan, who guards the stage
door at the Orpheum, is having MS
troubles these days with new type
of Johnnie" and Ethel Lytle, one
of the "Phantastic Phantoms," at the
same theater is pestered to distraction
with his attentions. So far even police
protection has failed to rid her of the
pest, and she hardly knows what to do
next, She has even been notified that
she cannot stay at her hotel-the
Woodward-unless he ceases his atten-
tions, and keeps away, but this SEEM
inly it is. impossible to prevent.
The new Johnnie goes by the name
of Niger" and is black aus coal, with
long, silky hair and humorous face
that makes one like him even as one
deprecates his friVolity. He is of the
canine species and belongs when at
home to Mrs. H. Ziegler at 1881 Florida
street. Until last Friday night Niger
bore an unsullied reputation and had
never been known to wander from his
own fireside. But as he was going
home about o'clock in the company
of Mrs. Ziegler Friday evening he
caught a glimpse of pretty and petite
Miss Lytle, and straightway deserted
the home and former owner. He fol-
lowed Miss Lytle to the stage door and
was about to enter with her-for it
must be admitted that Miss Lytle was
CldItteQ WIFI lllD IOlAl PeliJ WA1Sll 1iAS
big foot of big Bill Brennan interfered,
and Niger took a sudden trip to the
sidewalk.
Takes Admirer Home
But when Miss Lytle started for
home the faithful friend was awaiting
her at the stage door again. She petted
him and he followed her She SNUG
gled him into the Woodward and to
her room, against all rules-and then
was so afraid to stay there that she
ensconced Niger in her own bed and
took up quarters with a fellow Phan-
tom. Saturday morning she telephoned
Mrs. Ziegler and informed her where
Niger was, for on his collar is the
name and address of the dogs owner
Mrs. Ziegler asked that Niger be
turned loose, and was certain that he
had recovered from his infatuation and
would return home.
But Niger did nothing of the sort
At the Saturday matinee he scratched
at the stage door until someone in the
absence Of Brennan let him in. He
was concealed in Vinie Daly's dressing
room, and Miss Lytle had an interest
ing interview with him there. Then
feeling thar the festivities had con-
tinued long enough, she called police
man and turned the recreant masheT
over to him.
Just how Niger got away from the
station is not known, but at the sat
urday night performance he was again
found scratching at the Orpheum stage
door. Miss Lytle was much upset.
Someone had given her a Halloween
favor of a shaggy make-believe dog,
and she had been almost ordered out
of the Woodward when she entered the
elevator with the fake pup in her arms.
Nigger's overnight presence there had
become known and the rule of mo
dogs allowed" was f1ercely in force.
Finally she persuaded a friend who
has an apartment to take Niger home
for Saturday night.
Yesterday Niger remained content
edIy with this friendAone of the
Phantoms, too, by the way-tili after
noon. Then he set up roar and she
had to let him go. Again he was
turned away from the stage door and
sent forth to find his home. Last
night he showed up at the Oruheum
as usual, and one of the stage hands
was asked to care for him. Miss Lytle
was so distracted by the unusual at
tention that she almost missed her role
in the Phantoms.
'T don't know what to do about it,
said the girl yesterday. Il have phoned
the lady and she says the dog will go
home. But he won't; that is evident.
Even the police have failed to keep
me free from him, so 1 think 1 shall
have to adopt him, if his mistress
doesn't come after him and chain him
up till our engagement is over Satur-
day night. One of the Yuilians has
him now, and if he is not called for l
shall have to send him to mother in
New York.
"Oh, yes, have be pestered by
Johnnies before, of course. But never
by one so strange and unusual"
The dog still is at the Oruheum. He
and Bill have made it up and he has
the run Of the greenroom-