The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-04
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ing able to instruct others on tbs
weighty subject. But the r0tund sec
rotary manages it right enough, anC
he is said to have been the coolest
man among the hundreds who at
tended the ale class reunions in New
Haven last week.
Seeing Ones Self on the tage.
In 1.-The Foflies Of $685. Arthur
DEACON as the "Raiah of Broadway
gives a startling impersonation OIL
James Bucha nan Brady, commonly
known as Diamond Jim," vice pres.
ident OF the Standard Steel Car Com.
pany, big stockholder in a number
of trusts and kindred organizations
and one OF the very prominent figures
| of New York. But it is as the mos,
famous "boulevardier" and first
nighter now in existence, and not as a
mere magnate that MIR. Brady is
known TO Broadway, and his sobri.
auet Diamond Jimh comes from the
fact that he owns and Years $500, 600
worth OF diamonds. At the opening
night OF 1.-THE FOllles OF 180S' Mr..
Brady occupied q seat 10 the front
row according to his usual custom,
covered with diamonds, and blush
ingly and confusedly facing his re-
| plica on the stage in the person of Ar
| thur DEACON as the 'tRajah of Broad
| way" which is another of Mr.. Bra
dy's Great White Way titles. 1t must
~oe doubtful joy to sit in the audience
and see ones self dramatized. How
ever, it is said that it was one of the
very few performances Mr.. Brady has
sat through without falling asleep, al
though he protested elaborate sur.
prise when asked what he thought of
the imperson alton. "Was that in.
tended to be a take off of me?" he
queried in innocent establishment.
"Really. now, who would have
thought it?'
A Novelty in Summer Shows.
''The Mimic World" which had it's
first Broadway presentation at the
Casino theatre last week, is some
thing distinctly novel in the way of
summer show. The principal charac-
ters from the biggest Broadway sue
cesses OF the past season are welded
together 10 connected story. The
plays and musical comedies from
which one or more characters have
been drawn are "The Witching
Hour, f." Girls, " 1.-The Thief" paid
In Full, " 1.-The Wolf" "Father and
the Boys, )" Polly of the Circus, +"
1.-The Talk OF New York" 1.-THE
Merry Widow" "The Girl Behind
the Counter, I" and "Nearly a Hero.
Raymond Hitchcock Wildly Applauded.
Raymond Hitchcock, who is surely /
comedian from the ground up,
having finished that little affair of
the courts and been proven innocent
of the charges brought against him,
has returned To the stage and as
sumed an impnr,a1t role in THE
Merry COR pund, being greete
with over five minutes applause
on the occasion Of his first appear
ance. Flora Labelle, who in private
life is Mrs. Hitchcock, also figures IN
the cast of 1.-The Merry.G Go Round"
What the Other Shows are Doing.
George M. Conan and his Royal
Family" CHATS the way they're
billed. if you please), are in the tenth
week of "The Yankee Prince" Co
hans latest musical play Offering, at
the Knickerbocker theatre, while ''The
Servant in the House, has passed it's
hundredth performance at the Savoy
theatre with little sign that the hot
weather will Be detriment to bust
ness. La "Skihi," at Madison Square
Roof, Lottie Kendall, of New Orleans
White City fame, is the only one of !
the company who has made good.
The show and others of the company
have had large "R o TIE N" la,
bel pasted on them by both public aud
critics.
Where tho Crowds go at Twilight.
Beautiful Riverside Drive and Cen
trail and Bronx Parks are enticing
haunts indeed, these warm days of
waning June. Along the Drive the
green and blossomy shrubs and
7ertal endured trees that Aank the
shores of the Hudson river and the
chug chug- chug of the busy little mo-
tor boats blowing their way through |
the clear waters are grateful sights
and sounds to the painting fresh air
seekers. Big crowds throng the banks
every afternoon to enjoy the cooling
breezss that blow in from the river.
ELLA BENTLEY ARTHUR.
Road Board Organized.