Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
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man recently, "are a boon to the race.
They introduce new ideas.
II christened the other day the first
baby of married chorus girl with the
Coming Thro the Rye" company
Now babies usually cry while they are
being christened, but this one was as
quiet as a lamb. Throughout the cere-
mony it smiled up beautifully into my
face.
"'Well madam said I to the young
wife at the christening's end, r. have
christened more than 1000 babies but
never before christened one that be-
haved so we'll as yours
1.-THE young mother smiled demurely.
mo wonder he behaved WE'LL she
said. His father and l with a pail of
water have been practicing christening
on him for the last ten days
The idea of rehearsing a baby for
ohristeningl Who but a chorus girl
would think of such thing?"
David Warfield has Japanese Dress
er who is a close student of the drama
and who is constantly surprising the
! actor by the avidity with which he
reads dramatic literature.
In Warfield's dressing room the other
night the star commented upon is
fact to a friend.
That's a wonderful boy" remarked
| Warfield. HE knows more about Ibsen
| than / do. He reads Ibsen all the time
| He's got great mind great mind"
whats his name?"
What is your full manner" demanded
| Warheld, turning to the butler.
'Imma Oura Hachimi." replied the
Jap, bashfully.
you see." exclaimed Mr.. Warfield,
exultantly. Didn't I tell you he was a
wonderful boy? 1t takes a great mind
2 90 ae,rraI afar~ o. -
| In Beaumont, Texas, Richard Carrie
was weak enough to engage In a dis
pute with a hotel proprietor about
some laundry which was returned to
him three or four shirts short. He re-
fused to pay the bill.
! In Galveston, the next stand" he
received the following telegram from
| the landlord:
disputed laundry account sent to
Houston. Wire Immediately your dis
| position"
To which Carrie replied.
disposition happy"
Another illusion shattered for me-"
said a man who has recently visited
New Orleans. MY grandfather was
Confederate soldier, and though i've
never been south of Mount Vernon be-
! fore l have always been loyal to the
| cause. Nobody's ever cheered louder
| than did when the orchestra played
| Dixie In New York, myself and 200
| others have always stood up to whoop
| when we heard that inspiring melody.
| In Washington I've yelled when heard
it. I was in a theater in. New Orleans
a few nights ago and when read on
the music program Patriotic Medley
4 / got ready to join in with the rest of
| the southerners and raise the roof.
"At the first notes of Dixie hoped
up and let out the yell we always use
| on such occasions In the north. / shut
my eyes and opened my mouth. In two
seconds 1 opened my eyes, and left
my mouth open for some time longer.
Not one other soul was making the least
effort to express generation for that
tune AS / sat down 1 heard girl in
the next row say:
"'What on earth's the matter with
him?'
"'Oh. he's some crazy no'the'neh.'
"Cheer Dixie? No, stree. The only
thing they applauded was the Merry
Widow waltz"
Aprcpos 1.-THE Witching Hour" they
are telling of chorus girl in New York
who met Sydney Resented in the lobby
of a theater not long ago. Gee, AIM
it funny?" she chirped. Here I was
thinking of you, Mr.. Rosenfeld. and
along you come. 1 always did believe
in osteopathy!"