The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-18
TEACHES HOW TO
TELL ONE JOKE
|. IN ONE MINUTE
Grenyille KleiSer Busy Prepar-
ing for Public Speakers
Club Ordeal.
"TRY OUT" ON FRIDAY.
Big Show Will Be Held at the
Hotel Astor on March 20
With 20 Contestants.
"TRY QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

Getting down TO IT, We needn't be
handing out all the laurel wreaths and
such like to this American humor thing.
+ All American humor now in the U. 8.
A, tara, tara, ta-ra-ra," has its origin
In twenty-one long deceased old Jokes,
says Grenvile Kleiser, Instructor OF the
Public Speakers Club. which is TO hold
rehearsal Of funny after dinner stories
on Friday night next In the auditorium
OF the West Side Y, NJ. c, A.
The rehearsal is sort OF preliminary
bout to the big show of the club on
March 20 at the Hotel Aston, when 500
: after-dnner speakers will go to the ros-
trum each determined to tell funny
story a minute or take the count. The
elimination trials on Friday next, when
each member will be limited to one min
ute in telling his yarn, will be strictly
refereed by Mr.. Kleser. who will ring
the gong on any one observed clutching
the ropes.
To make things harder, Mr.. Kleiser
Isn't going to allow one Of the stories
6pringlng from the old twenty-one story
root to be sprung. They must all be as
new as the pure drama agitation.
'Oh, you'd be surprised" said young
Mr.. kleiser, IF you heard the stupid
old chestnuts my friends have tried TO
spring on me; but al that, there are
any number who find subject for humor
in them.
The Chicken In the Road.
For instance, Mr.. -, well, on Sec
ond thought l won't mention his name
but he's great big insurance man in
this town. Well, sir. he told the old
story about the chicken crossing the
road. If youll believe me. he had that
chicken crossing a meadow. thereby
running the point. You take me?"
Hereupon MIR. kleiser, who is probably
the best hair-brushed man in New
York, leaned back and laughed, and
Miss Johnson, the authenticated stenog-
rapher-ah. Miss Johnson-she laughed,
too. Here It may be fitting to say that
Mr. keIser has offices at No. 1868 Broad
way right over Turkish bath and next
door to blonde chlropodist. or course,
you've heard that story?" asked Mr.,
kleiser. 'Of course. expected as much.
you newspaper men hear everything.
Well, anyhow, the point is the chicken
crossed the road to-oh, no matter, l
see you've heard It.
A painful silence ensued for a few
seconds, then MIR. KleIser, with a socnd
like the fresh young note OF April" in
his voice, said, more in sorrow than In
anger
And that one about the three eggs?"
Noticing no great indications OF mirth
on the part OF the reporter, Mr. Kletser
stopped once more. Then, unable ap-
paren;ly TO restrain himself. he ex-
eal!med In resretiul tones:
TOO badw
"Of course, you see," he hastened to
explain, We are to have women in the
audience the night of our banquet, and
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door and entered the room at the CHEEKY
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nv
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Mr.. hleiser said that the joke minute
rule would 90 next Friday in the strict.
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Il shall have a gong on the platform, -
he said, land cut short any story tina.
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