The sun., 1908-12-27
MAIZE GOES
'Wl A-TURKEYING
Bot the Expedition Is Unprofita'
be, Owing to the, PerfidY
of Yank Yowell.

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\ George said Maizie sharply, -hos
much money haye .you made out Of TIN
ice business thts month";
Il George was 30 started that he depositet
a section Of fried, egg on his shirt from
and answered. that to the best Of his beSe
his earnings amounted to n cents.
'Fine!' said MaiEie. "We ought t.
move over to the Waldorf. Something
has got to be did sure. Here I've soaked
my msrquise and the opal Jimmie slusf
gase me, i s'pose my suhburst II b'
the next ogo. AZ .F.
| your pa is one Of them ten cent bal
loons that's swe,led up till he thinks he'i
a airahip., and amt good enough fol
your family because I earned homes
living on tho stage, One thing is sure
IL somebody don't sprinkle little chang'
around here soon this happy home III b'
running on the Democratic ticket.
Here's. Christmas next week apd thu
only thing expect is dispossess notice
just as soon as / get these dishes washec
I'm going, to dorando up Broadway ano
see IL theres anything doing in the show
line for. wiling worker who's blessed
with-a good figure
Maisie finished her domestic duties
donned calling regaia and was ready tc
depart when a messenger boy brought
her q note.
Its from Yank Vowel" she said aftel
reading IT,. Business of importance. he
says. He managed the Black Crook
when l vas With it. I'll gallop around to
the Kniokerbocker Hiding and see what q
going on"
Maizis performed her errand with
celebrity and. returning to the fiat inside
of an hour, unburdened herself;
George. you never seen such bunch
OF Romeos and Jnliets as there is spread
out ON Broadway, guess most of the
leeits In the business are out Of work
and ell Of 'em wearing stage wardrobe
III bet some Of 'em II be coming out in
tights or a barrel soon.
We'll. it's you and me for the trials
and pains of artistic career, as Beatrice
Bareback says. We're going on tur-
key, that's what.
Whats a turkey? Well OF all things,
and you with college education! A
| turkeys a outfit got up TO fill holiday
date. Now don't butt in any more till
/ get through.
4Yank's putting on a show up at Rye
chester Christmas and we're going TO
do aot. Yes, you are too! You amt
good for anything else and I'm going
to make a actor out OF you4 Wen do
'Bibbs and Bibbs'; it always goes, no
matter how rottenit's played. l can do
the song and dance did with The Daz-
zler,' it always went big. Now just keep
your yawp closed We get twenty-five
bucks. and fare both ways. That beats
your ice business
George made some feeble objections
to a histrionic career, but Maisie was
the Big Stick Of the establishment and
oyerruled the demurrer. She wrote the
dialogue for the sketch and rehearsed
him 10 assiduously that the young man
developed symptoms OF brain fag When
Christmas morning came George had a
faint idea OF what the whole thing was
about, and also rooted conviction that
the audience would assassinate him on
his first entrance.
They arrived at the Grand Central
Station in ample time for the train and
found the rest Of the company already
assembled. George was considerably
fustered from carrying heavy suit
case twenty blocks at rapid pace and
acknowledged an introduction to his
fellow artists with the air OF Christian
martyr who knows that the lions will be
picking his bones soon.
Yank Yowell. the manager, was one Of
the Who's Who. He bore an established
reputation for floating dra matic enter
prises with slight capital. which is valu-
able asset in business where talent is
more plentiful than dollars
Afrossy looking man was versil Homer,
ready to go ON ct moments notice
without any additional makeup.
A Indy with IN incipient mustache
greeted Maizie in bass tone This was
Millie Montana. Americas favorite male
impersonator. Miss Montana wore short
hair: derby hat and a Norfolk jacket.
In fact she only lacked one necessary
article of masculine attire TO make n per-
feet gentleman.
The brothers Ajax wore O husky pair
who were decidedly Uncomfortable in
siik hat and .frock coat. AS their adver-
tisemept in dramatic paper stated:
ssed Almost sny poes
man who got a good. look at the brothers
would have given their advertisement an
Endorsement.
Sam and Susie Malaria were q couple
who extracted sweet sounds from un-
likely articles. ranging from Il potato
TO barn. door, The Malarias confined
their harmony to the boards and were
violently most of the time.
De Silvo. the contortionist. completed /
the ensemble Of artists. he was a pale, !
youth which was no wonder, |
when you consider that he spent half /
bis time with his collarbone where his I
Adam apple rightfully belonged.
Georges attention was attracted by |
q little man with an exceedingly red face !
who was talking to Mr.. YoweIl. He |
wore a snowy checked ulster reaching !
10 his heels and seemed to be q presti- ,
iigitstor. for he continually reached up ,
n the air as II. extracting various articles /.
rom. the atmosphere. George learned |
hat he was Dopey Delaney.
Mr.. Delaney was q plano virtuoso |
md vaudeville circles were confident |
hat he would cause Paderewski to re- |
,emble three hundred mills II he ever
became sober Mr.. Delaney labored under
he delusion that he was surrounded by
butterflies. and at intervals would make
'rantic efforts. TO capture d particularly
The company boarded their train,
Many Of the shop windows contained
bills announcing the appearance Of sThe
New York Vaudeville Company, direct
rom the New Amsterdam Theatre
The hotel proprietor was also manager
IF the MetroDolitau ODara Ho,,aa xvbfnh |